Educational reference. Measured from 1020 recorded 1m bars of ES (E mini S&P 500) on Friday, October 23, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 2.6% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 93.4%, and below 30 for 3.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 2.6% | 27 | 7 | 3 min | 13 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 93.4% | 953 | 27 | 11 min | 206 min | |
| Below 30 | 3.9% | 40 | 19 | 2 min | 6 min |
RSI compares the size of recent gains with recent losses, so a reading above 70 says buying has dominated the last 14 bars — not that price is high. A long stay above 70 is a market trending up, which is the opposite of the reversal the word 'overbought' suggests.
Here the reading entered overbought territory 7 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 13. A brief excursion above 70 that resolves in minutes is noise on this timeframe. A sustained one is the signature of a trend that is still running, and selling into it is how traders get run over.
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