Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 8 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 37 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 27.2% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 62.0%, and below -100 for 10.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 27.2% | 25 | 8 | 37 min | 120 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 62.0% | 57 | 12 | 52 min | 180 min | |
| Below -100 | 10.9% | 10 | 5 | 15 min | 75 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 37 minutes and a longest of 120. 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.