Stocks eeking out modest gains today as the S&P inches closer to a new record.

It's just about 15 points give or take from its 2022 closing high now.

That's the scorecard on Wall Street,

but the action is just getting started.

Welcome to Closing Bell Overtime.

I'm Morgan Brennan.

John Fort is off today.

Stocks stuck in neutral, though,

failing to hit record highs,

as we just mentioned although the major

averages remain on pace to extend an eight-week winning streak coming up the

US CEO of Social Investing Company E., on whether retail investors could fuel this next leg of the market rally, and what are clients are buying and selling right now.

Plus, Tesla, one of the top performers in the S&P 500 today on a report the EV maker is revamping the

model Y at its factory in Shanghai. We will discuss what that could mean for the stock.

But let's get straight to our market panel.

Barry Bannister, Stevel's chief equity strategist and George C, co-founder and chairman

of Annandale Capital, join me now. Gentlemen, welcome to you both.

Barry, I will start with you because coming into this year,

you're a little early with a call,

but you basically said that the S&P was going to hit 4,300 by April.

It happened in June.

Then you said that the market would largely stay flat through the end of the year.

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