Educational reference. Measured from 228 recorded 5m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Monday, September 7, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 13 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 15 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 20.6% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 56.6%, and below -100 for 22.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 20.6% | 47 | 13 | 15 min | 35 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 56.6% | 129 | 28 | 22 min | 80 min | |
| Below -100 | 22.8% | 52 | 14 | 15 min | 35 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 13 times, with a median stay of 15 minutes and a longest of 35. 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.