Educational reference. Measured from 144 recorded 10m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Monday, October 12, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 35 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 17.4% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 49.3%, and below -100 for 33.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 17.4% | 25 | 6 | 35 min | 80 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 49.3% | 71 | 17 | 30 min | 110 min | |
| Below -100 | 33.3% | 48 | 12 | 20 min | 130 min |
CCI measures how far price sits from its own average, scaled by typical deviation, and it is unbounded — it can reach +300 as easily as +100. The ±100 lines are a convention, not a ceiling.
Here the reading entered above +100 6 times, with a median stay of 35 minutes and a longest of 80. Because CCI has no upper bound, the count of separate excursions matters more here than for a 0-100 oscillator: repeated short pushes past +100 and one sustained drive to +300 can produce a similar share of the session.