The Latest Breaking News from Jackson Hole

Markets enter a defining week following Friday's dramatic turnaround that saw the S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) and Dow hit new highs after Fed Chair Jerome Powell's game-changing Jackson Hole speech declared that conditions "may warrant" rate cuts.

Fed chief Powell's dovish speech triggered a big Friday rally, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones hitting new highs and several stocks flashing buy signals. Nvidia earnings loom.

Western investors, through physical ETFs, are finally joining the global gold rush led by central banks, Asian investors, and wealthy investors. Holdings of physically backed gold ETFs have risen by 90.4 tons, equivalent to $7.3 billion, since May, according to data from the World Gold Council, and GLD holdings expanded…

"We believe it puts the Fed on track to deliver a roughly 100 bp step-down in rates by the end of this year."

Why have stocks jumped from the October lows and more investors have become bullish? But why have many bears refused to throw in the towel? What is it that they see points to lower lows for the S&P 500 (SPY) in the months ahead? Let’s review the updated bull vs.…