Educational reference. Measured from 69 recorded 15m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Friday, September 11, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 75 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 33.3% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 56.5%, and below -100 for 10.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 33.3% | 23 | 5 | 75 min | 165 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 56.5% | 39 | 8 | 45 min | 165 min | |
| Below -100 | 10.1% | 7 | 3 | 45 min | 45 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 75 minutes and a longest of 165. 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.