Panic ensued this week when U.S. stocks plummeted to historic lows, and analysts scrambled to figure out why.

Theories about what sent Wall Street into a frenzy ranged from growing investor concern about inflation to the effects of computerized trading to the market correcting itself after a sustained period of little to no volatility. By week’s end, the market tension began to calm before dipping again.

Here are three things you should know about the stock market hysteria this week.

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