All right, welcome to Closing Bell.

I'm Scott Wapner live from Post 9 here at the New York Stock Exchange.

This make-a-break hour begins with this broad-based rally in stocks.

The major average is building on their best week of the year with even more gains today.

We'll ask our experts over this final stretch how far this rally can go in the weeks ahead.

Take a look at the scorecard with 60 minutes to go now in regulation.

We do have green across the board today.

All S&P sectors are showing

gains today. Nice action from the NASDAQ up near 1%. How about volatility? Two weeks ago it went

crazy. Well there it is today subdued under 15 is the vix the yields

on treasuries they're mostly lower across the curve that fed summit in Jackson

Hole is looming of course at the end of this week. We also have some important

earnings in the days ahead including lows and Target and Macy's. We're

watching all those shares as well. Discretionary stocks are having a pretty good

day. They're all in the green. Certainly a renewed focus on the health of the consumer

after some better than expected data lately,

so that is all even more relevant.

Now, it takes us to our talk to the tape.

Whether the bullish momentum is back following that scare a couple weeks back,

let's ask our panel that question. Chris Heisey is CIO Maryland Bank of America Private Bank.

Lauren Goodwin is Chief Market Strategist with New York Life and Malcolm Etheridge is executive

vice president of CIC wealth and a C NBC contributor.

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