Educational reference. Measured from 1020 recorded 1m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Friday, October 2, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 71 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 21.6% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 57.7%, and below -100 for 20.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 21.6% | 220 | 71 | 2 min | 12 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 57.7% | 589 | 129 | 3 min | 19 min | |
| Below -100 | 20.7% | 211 | 58 | 3 min | 15 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 71 times, with a median stay of 2 minutes and a longest of 12. 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.