Halts: what they are and how to handle them

Reading · ~25 min

Exchanges halt trading when a stock moves too violently, pausing for five minutes before resuming. Never hold a position into a halt hoping for a miracle — halts can resume sharply against you, and chasing the resumption is one of the fastest ways to take a large loss.

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