The S&P 500 E-Mini Futures (ES) has largely traded sideways with a modestly bullish bias since October 2025. The short-term cycle, which began from the November 21, 2025 low, remains in progress as a five-wave Elliott Wave structure. Wave 1 concluded at 7043, marking the all-time high in the Index. Following this peak, price action shifted lower in a zigzag formation. Specifically, wave ((a)) ended at 6864.5, while wave ((b)) terminated at 7011.5, as reflected in the one-hour chart. Wave ((c)) then extended lower to 6791.6, completing wave 2 at a higher degree. From that point, the Index turned upward into wave 3. However, a decisive break above the wave 1 high at 7043 is still required to eliminate the possibility of a larger double correction. From the wave 2 low, wave (i) advanced t