The power of competition was the most evident change that Cramer saw, as he can remember the days when the exchange was a monopoly.  The second marvel was that somehow the U.S. market is now taking its cue from whatever the worst market in the world is doing. It was following Europe for ages, and now it follows China. Cramer believes that the free fall in the U.S. market Wednesday would have been much lower, if there wasn't a halt in the Chinese market as well that impacted 74 percent of their stocks.  And while Cramer does not like to recommend Chinese stocks because he doesn't trust their reporting methods, he does believe that if China's government keeps providing stimulus, the weak-handed sellers get washed out and most of the gains from last year roll back—then maybe China won't fall apart and it will slow.  ---------------------------------------------------------- Read more from Mad Money with Jim Cramer Cramer on NYSE halt: We were warned Cramer: Are we headed for worldwide recession? Cramer: $30 oil could be around the corner ----------------------------------------------------------  However while China has some real issues right now, Cramer still has hope that it has the ability to grow. He compared it to the 1987 crash in the U.S. where the stock market plummeted after a big run, but the economy wasn't hit.  Cramer's advice after the NYSE trading debacle?  "Find the stock of a great American company you like. Let the halts in New York and China, different as they may be, give you a better price than you'd normally get, and pull the trigger," he said.
Jim Cramer discusses the NYSE trading halt, and its impact on the economy. Use this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!