Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Friday, October 2, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 16 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 12 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 23.0% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 62.7%, and below -100 for 14.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 23.0% | 47 | 16 | 12 min | 30 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 62.7% | 128 | 24 | 25 min | 55 min | |
| Below -100 | 14.2% | 29 | 9 | 10 min | 30 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 16 times, with a median stay of 12 minutes and a longest of 30. 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.