Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 9 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 7.5% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 88.0%, and below 30 for 4.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 7.5% | 27 | 9 | 3 min | 9 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 88.0% | 316 | 14 | 18 min | 61 min | |
| Below 30 | 4.5% | 16 | 6 | 2 min | 5 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 3 minutes and a longest of 9. 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.