The "dull mess" looked a little like an ED "C" wave to me, so if it repeats itself again, then we could be hitting your 990 target..... then resume its upmove....
Look more closely at todays trading on a 1 minute chart and you will see that the wave you have labeled as 4 is 5 waves.... a perfect match for my irregular wave C/II count.
Could be Trader rob... i suck at interpeting the waves, thats why ive followed this thread since its inception! Basically i trade based on my own criteria...
