investors should be disciplined and buy selectively as stock prices fall cnbcs jim cramer said tuesday remember when we used to say that if stocks dropped a lot they might be interesting and that a combination of buybacks dividends and superior earnings can transcend the chaos  i actually think that the money can come back from the sidelines the mad money host said have some cash and put it to work slowly in a disciplined fashion on the way down  then youll catch the proverbial bottom he added acknowledging that its unclear when the market will actually hit bottom cramers comments came after us stocks dropped on tuesday as russias invasion of ukraine and roaring inflation continue to shake wall street the dow jones industrial average dropped around 176 or nearly 600 points the sp 500 slid 155 and the nasdaq composite decreased 159 while the market has rallied in recent weeks which cramer has previously attributed to a robust us economy and investor sentiment about economic sanctions on russia the host warned against holding onto any false optimism about the market recovering anytime soon youre a fool if you think that things are only just now getting bad for the stock market and can only get much worse he said its been going down since november thanks to this endless selloff but you know what maybe were a lot closer to a bottom than a top he added