Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 22 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 12.0% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 83.7%, and below 30 for 4.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 12.0% | 11 | 6 | 22 min | 60 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 83.7% | 77 | 8 | 82 min | 585 min | |
| Below 30 | 4.3% | 4 | 1 | 60 min | 60 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 6 times, with a median stay of 22 minutes and a longest of 60. 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.