Jim Cramer's Advice on Trading Stocks Before Earnings Reports and Government Shutdowns

CNBC's Jim Cramer advises investors not to make significant stock moves based on expectations before a company's quarterly report. Cramer suggests waiting until the report is released, analyzing the results, and then making informed decisions. He uses chipmaker Micron as an example, where the stock initially dropped after a weaker earnings forecast despite beating revenue expectations. Cramer emphasizes the importance of not trading based on earnings expectations and instead waiting for the actual results and conference call to make informed investment choices.