Educational reference. Measured from 96 recorded 15m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 30 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 21.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 62.5%, and below -100 for 15.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 21.9% | 21 | 6 | 30 min | 180 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 62.5% | 60 | 13 | 75 min | 135 min | |
| Below -100 | 15.6% | 15 | 7 | 30 min | 60 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 30 minutes and a longest of 180. 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.