Barry Ritholtz says Jim Cramer's advice to pull any money you might need in the next five years out of the stock market might be "a giant buy signal," based on the notion that when the news media finally figure out that a trend is big REALLY BIG, it's probably close to being over.

As I have said in the past, I don't like to harp on any one person. I also don't want to be a Cramer stalker. But DAMN if that headline doesn't smell like a giant buy signal.

The market down 30%, the VIX spiking to 56, and Cramer giving a panicky SELL on TV this morning. We have a 9,500 downside target, and the likelihood of an emergency action makes us want to get long -- at least for a trade . . .

We are putting a toe in the water here.

Note -- he said "at least for a trade," which means short term! On Cramer: Of course, if you EVER need money in the next five years, it shouldn't be in stocks.