Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 60 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 14.1% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 81.5%, and below 30 for 4.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 14.1% | 13 | 3 | 60 min | 105 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 81.5% | 75 | 7 | 60 min | 495 min | |
| Below 30 | 4.3% | 4 | 3 | 15 min | 30 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 3 times, with a median stay of 60 minutes and a longest of 105. 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.