Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Friday, September 18, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 8 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 17 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 16.2% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 55.4%, and below -100 for 28.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 16.2% | 33 | 8 | 17 min | 35 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 55.4% | 113 | 23 | 20 min | 60 min | |
| Below -100 | 28.4% | 58 | 14 | 17 min | 65 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 8 times, with a median stay of 17 minutes and a longest of 35. 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.