Agreed, Nasdaq ain't protecting anyone but giving a winfall to shorts.
I got pretty lucky here. I traded out at $200 about a minute before the halt. I was looking for a small pullback for re-entry and it halted. (day trading). Now with a long, long halt this will probably crater upon re-opening.
Shorts just got a winfall, while investors or day traders on the long side get slaughtered. No one can tell me Nasdaq didn't do this for friends in hedge funds.