A late session short-covering rally triggered by day-trader liquidation late in the trading session helped equity markets finish higher on Thursday.

The strong close in the September E-mini S&P 500 has put this market in a position to rally further with a cluster of Gann angles and a .618 retracement level the next potential upside target.

U.S. Light Crude enjoyed its largest single-day rally since the climb through 80.00 on August 2. While the bulls certainly enjoyed the August 2 move, the rally throughout Wednesday’s session was markedly more important in terms of establishing buying support near the bottom of a large intraday Triangle on the 240-minute time frame.