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Last week was a wild week on Wall Street , with stocks plunging, recovering, and dipping in response to President Donald Trump 's trade levies.

The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite all took large swings up and down in response to the tariffs and the 90-day pause that Trump announced on April 9.

The slide started the week prior, with stocks crashing in response to the new tariffs.

"Part of this is an emotional response, which exacerbates volatility, but disciplined investors have to see this as buying opportunity," Michael Farr, the CEO and founder of the investment advisory firm Farr, Miller & Washington, told Business Insider on April 3.

Wednesday's rebound was one of the largest in history but was followed by declines the next day as traders responded to the uncertainty. Stocks rose again on Friday, capping off the tumultuous week.

Here's how traders responded to the seesawing stock market.

Stocks began to slide days ahead of Trump's tariff announcement amid concerns about how the trade wars would impact the US economy.

In the worst single-day loss since 2020, stocks crashed on April 3, sending traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange into a panic.

This snapshot from April 3 of a trader on the floor was named one of AP News' Photos of the Week.

April 4 was another tough day on Wall Street as major indexes cratered more than 5%.

Traders were photographed rubbing their eyes in an apparent indicator of stress.

The market recovered on April 9 after Trump announced a 90-day pause on implementing the tariffs with the Dow jumping almost 3,000 points.

Stocks plummeted again on April 10 after the White House clarified that the total tariff on China added up to 145%.

April 11 marked the end of a volatile week at the New York Stock Exchange and an uncertain future amid Trump's tariff-driven trade war.

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