Want to Read the Market Like Cramer? Ask These 3 Questions

Jim Cramer says investors do not need to track every market move to understand what is driving stocks. Instead, three questions can help investors read the market like a pro.

The “Mad Money” host built his framework on Tuesday around three checkpoints that sidestep noisy daily headlines. Where are bond yields headed? Where is oil trading? And, how is Nvidia performing?

Cramer says these are the three main questions every investor should be asking as they look at the market. Bonds and Oil Point to Rates and Risk Cramer explained that when Treasury yields climb, bonds start competing harder with stocks for investor cash.

That dynamic also pushes the Federal Reserve closer to tightening policy rather than easing it. With the 30-year Treasury yield, a benchmark for long-term borrowing costs, hovering near 5.2%, Cramer said the number is too high for markets to shrug off.