Educational reference. Measured from 76 recorded 15m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Monday, September 7, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 30 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 17.1% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 59.2%, and below -100 for 23.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 17.1% | 13 | 5 | 30 min | 60 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 59.2% | 45 | 8 | 45 min | 300 min | |
| Below -100 | 23.7% | 18 | 4 | 60 min | 105 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 30 minutes and a longest of 60. 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.