Educational reference. Measured from 70 recorded 5m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 35 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 10.0% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 62.9%, and below 30 for 27.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 10.0% | 7 | 1 | 35 min | 35 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 62.9% | 44 | 4 | 27 min | 160 min | |
| Below 30 | 27.1% | 19 | 3 | 20 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 1 time, with a median stay of 35 minutes and a longest of 35. 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.