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On March 10, the US stock market experienced a significant selloff, with the Nasdaq dropping 4% and the S&P 500 falling 2.7%, driven by fears of a trade war and economic slowdown linked to President Trump’s trade policies.

With the selloff in U.S. equities accelerating, investors should prepare themselves for a potential “flash crash” in the stock market, says Ed

Avoiding mistakes is just as, if not more, important than making sound investment decisions. And since stock market sell-offs are an opportune time to make mistakes, it's best to be on high alert for what some of those mistakes may look like so you can avoid them rather than learn the hard way.

Major Wall Street indices, S&P 500 and Nasdaq, fell up to 2% on March 13 due to fears of a trade war. The S&P 500 dropped 1.39%, while Nasdaq fell 1.96%, marking significant declines from their 52-week highs.

Doe Jones on Monday crashed 890.01 points or 2.08 per cent to close at 41,911.71. Nasdaq index lost 727.90 points or 4 per cent to close at 17,468.32 while S&P 500 index fell 155.64 points or 2.70 per cent to end at 5,