Here's Why the S&P 500 Is Set to Eclipse 2,200

Stocks are flirting with record highs and the rally is set to continue, according to one expert.
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U.S. stocks are flirting with record highs and the rally is set to continue, according to one expert. 'I would expect us to grind a little higher into the fall,' said Darrell Cronk, President of Wells Fargo Investment Institute. 'Our midpoint [target] on the S&P 500 is 2,240, which is a little ways from here, but I would not expect it to happen in a straight line. I think we're going to get more choppiness.' The S&P 500 currently trades at 2,184. A rise to Cronk's forecast implies 2.6 percent upside. The broad index reached an all-time record close on August 11. TheStreet's Scott Gamm reports from Wall Street.