Educational reference. Measured from 431 recorded 1m bars of BIT (Bitcoin Futures) on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 9 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 1 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 3.9% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 88.2%, and below 30 for 7.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 3.9% | 17 | 9 | 1 min | 5 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 88.2% | 380 | 17 | 6 min | 141 min | |
| Below 30 | 7.9% | 34 | 9 | 1 min | 13 min |
RSI compares the size of recent gains with recent losses, so a reading above 70 says buying has dominated the last 14 bars — not that price is high. A long stay above 70 is a market trending up, which is the opposite of the reversal the word 'overbought' suggests.
Here the reading entered overbought territory 9 times, with a median stay of 1 minutes and a longest of 5. A brief excursion above 70 that resolves in minutes is noise on this timeframe. A sustained one is the signature of a trend that is still running, and selling into it is how traders get run over.