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  <title id="t">A circuit breaker halts trading when a market falls too fast</title>
  <desc id="d">A circuit breaker is an automatic, temporary halt in trading, triggered when a market falls too far, too fast, for example a 7 percent drop in the S&amp;P 500. It pauses panic selling and is a clear marker of extreme fear.</desc>
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