Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 9 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 20 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 16.7% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.1%, and below -100 for 23.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 16.7% | 23 | 9 | 20 min | 70 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.1% | 83 | 17 | 40 min | 140 min | |
| Below -100 | 23.2% | 32 | 8 | 25 min | 160 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 9 times, with a median stay of 20 minutes and a longest of 70. 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.