Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 15 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 23.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 62.0%, and below -100 for 14.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 23.9% | 17 | 5 | 15 min | 25 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 62.0% | 44 | 7 | 35 min | 55 min | |
| Below -100 | 14.1% | 10 | 3 | 10 min | 30 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 5 times, with a median stay of 15 minutes and a longest of 25. 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.