Educational reference. Measured from 44 recorded 1 minute sessions of ES (E mini S&P 500), September 3 to October 23, 2026. Updated as each new session is recorded.
In a typical session the 1 minute RSI on ES spends 5.0% of its time above 70, 90.4% between 30 and 70 and 4.6% below 30. It enters the upper zone about 16.5 separate times per session and the lower zone about 15.5.
The most time above 70 was on October 18, 2026 (28.1% of the session). The most time below 30 was on October 4, 2026 (10.6%).
Over the last 5 sessions the RSI spent 3.9% of its time above 70 and 5.8% below 30 — less time in the upper zone than its 44 session average of 5.0%.
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.
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.
| Session | Above 70 | Between 30 and 70 | Below 30 | Visits up | Visits down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 23, 2026 | 2.6% | 93.4% | 3.9% | 7 | 19 |
| Thu Oct 22, 2026 | 2.8% | 90.4% | 6.7% | 18 | 24 |
| Wed Oct 21, 2026 | 4.1% | 87.6% | 8.3% | 19 | 26 |
| Tue Oct 20, 2026 | 7.4% | 86.4% | 6.2% | 16 | 30 |
| Mon Oct 19, 2026 | 2.8% | 93.6% | 3.6% | 18 | 19 |
| Sun Oct 18, 2026 | 28.1% | 71.9% | 0.0% | 20 | 0 |
| Fri Oct 16, 2026 | 1.8% | 90.6% | 7.6% | 6 | 25 |
| Thu Oct 15, 2026 | 6.1% | 89.3% | 4.6% | 26 | 23 |
| Wed Oct 14, 2026 | 1.7% | 92.2% | 6.2% | 14 | 29 |
| Tue Oct 13, 2026 | 4.9% | 91.8% | 3.3% | 19 | 16 |
| Mon Oct 12, 2026 | 2.4% | 90.7% | 6.9% | 14 | 22 |
| Sun Oct 11, 2026 | 9.2% | 90.3% | 0.6% | 4 | 1 |
| Fri Oct 9, 2026 | 2.3% | 95.4% | 2.4% | 10 | 8 |
| Thu Oct 8, 2026 | 2.1% | 91.6% | 6.3% | 16 | 18 |
| Wed Oct 7, 2026 | 1.6% | 92.5% | 5.9% | 6 | 31 |
| Tue Oct 6, 2026 | 6.7% | 90.1% | 3.2% | 19 | 10 |
| Mon Oct 5, 2026 | 6.3% | 90.9% | 2.8% | 27 | 13 |
| Sun Oct 4, 2026 | 3.3% | 86.1% | 10.6% | 1 | 11 |
| Fri Oct 2, 2026 | 3.9% | 92.4% | 3.7% | 16 | 13 |
| Thu Oct 1, 2026 | 9.4% | 85.7% | 4.9% | 27 | 17 |
| Wed Sep 30, 2026 | 3.8% | 90.9% | 5.4% | 14 | 25 |
| Tue Sep 29, 2026 | 5.8% | 92.4% | 1.8% | 18 | 9 |
| Mon Sep 28, 2026 | 1.8% | 94.8% | 3.4% | 8 | 14 |
| Sun Sep 27, 2026 | 0.3% | 95.5% | 4.2% | 1 | 8 |
| Fri Sep 25, 2026 | 7.5% | 91.8% | 0.8% | 20 | 6 |
| Thu Sep 24, 2026 | 3.2% | 89.6% | 7.2% | 17 | 20 |
| Wed Sep 23, 2026 | 1.4% | 90.3% | 8.3% | 8 | 27 |
| Tue Sep 22, 2026 | 4.2% | 92.2% | 3.6% | 22 | 15 |
| Mon Sep 21, 2026 | 6.2% | 93.0% | 0.7% | 32 | 2 |
| Sun Sep 20, 2026 | 3.9% | 95.0% | 1.1% | 6 | 1 |
| Fri Sep 18, 2026 | 8.8% | 86.3% | 4.9% | 22 | 16 |
| Thu Sep 17, 2026 | 9.3% | 87.5% | 3.3% | 24 | 15 |
| Wed Sep 16, 2026 | 6.8% | 89.1% | 4.1% | 27 | 12 |
| Tue Sep 15, 2026 | 7.1% | 86.7% | 6.2% | 27 | 26 |
| Mon Sep 14, 2026 | 4.0% | 91.7% | 4.3% | 16 | 18 |
| Sun Sep 13, 2026 | 7.0% | 85.0% | 8.1% | 5 | 6 |
| Fri Sep 11, 2026 | 5.3% | 93.7% | 1.0% | 16 | 7 |
| Thu Sep 10, 2026 | 2.4% | 93.4% | 4.2% | 12 | 14 |
| Wed Sep 9, 2026 | 1.6% | 93.9% | 4.5% | 14 | 15 |
| Tue Sep 8, 2026 | 2.8% | 91.9% | 5.3% | 17 | 27 |
| Mon Sep 7, 2026 | 5.4% | 88.2% | 6.4% | 20 | 17 |
| Sun Sep 6, 2026 | 2.2% | 92.8% | 5.0% | 3 | 3 |
| Fri Sep 4, 2026 | 3.8% | 88.4% | 7.7% | 17 | 22 |
| Thu Sep 3, 2026 | 7.1% | 89.8% | 3.0% | 24 | 9 |
How often is ES RSI above 70 on the 1 minute chart? Across the 44 recorded sessions from September 3 to October 23, 2026, the 1 minute RSI on ES sat above 70 for 5.0% of the session on average, entering that zone about 16.5 separate times in a typical session.
How much of the session does ES RSI spend below 30? On average 4.6% of each 1 minute session, over a median of 15.5 separate visits. The most was 10.6% on October 4, 2026.
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