Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Monday, September 28, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 37 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 5.4% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 63.0%, and below -100 for 31.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 5.4% | 5 | 2 | 37 min | 60 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 63.0% | 58 | 11 | 75 min | 225 min | |
| Below -100 | 31.5% | 29 | 10 | 45 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 2 times, with a median stay of 37 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.