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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by Youden on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:41PM (#22528956)
The decision isn't made real-time by actual people like I think you're suggesting.

The rules are well-known and set in advance by the SEC and exchanges. In this case it's SEC Rule 80B and NYSE Rule 7.12.

You can read more about trading curbs here [0] and this one in particular here [1].

[0]: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tradingcurb.asp

[1]: https://www.nyse.com/markets/nyse/trading-info

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