This Is Why You Don't Buy When We're Up Big

This is the first time that it didn't pay to pay up in what seems like ages. These reversals feel so awful and make everyone think, "Hmmm, that was stupid."

That's why it doesn't pay to put all of your money to work. If you bought a little of Potash (POT - commentary - Cramer's Take) when it was up big, you an either kick it out and start all over again, or you can wait until tomorrow and get it a little lower, which would be my bet.

Now, here's the truth. I don't know anyone who has ever done it this way other than Karen Cramer and Jim Cramer. That's about it.

Everyone wants to be the big guy and say, "That is it, I am putting the money down on POT right here."

That person right now has "no room" to put more on.

That's a recipe for being killed even if the company's a good one.

You now have to wait to buy lower. The reversal wasn't able to crack most stocks, but it did produce some short-term levels that will be hard to breach. But if you are a buyer of fertilizer or solar or infra, you are feeling singed if not burnt. You got the pullback just when you didn't want it.

The action should bring out more sellers tomorrow.

At the time of publication, Cramer had no positions in the stocks mentioned.

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