The value of anything at any given time is what a willing buyer will pay for it. Obviously, the market is always wrong (if it wasn't wrong, the prices wouldn't change every day), but it's the best mechanism we've got. Sometimes it obviously gets wonky, but I don't think that's a reason to shut it down. Whether or not we shut it down for two weeks or two months, the value of companies is going to be what it is in two weeks or two months. You don't have to watch the carnage live on TV if you don't like, and you don't have to buy or sell in this period. If you want the market to close for two months, just don't buy or sell or pay any attention at all to it for those two months. Exact same effect.