Educational reference. Measured from 44 recorded 5 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 5 minute RSI on ES spends 6.0% of its time above 70, 89.9% between 30 and 70 and 4.1% below 30. It enters the upper zone about 2 separate times per session and the lower zone about 2.
The most time above 70 was on October 18, 2026 (69.0% of the session). The most time below 30 was on September 13, 2026 (19.7%).
Over the last 5 sessions the RSI spent 2.2% of its time above 70 and 4.4% below 30 — less time in the upper zone than its 44 session average of 6.0%.
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 | 0.0% | 96.1% | 3.9% | 0 | 5 |
| Thu Oct 22, 2026 | 0.7% | 94.2% | 5.1% | 1 | 5 |
| Wed Oct 21, 2026 | 0.4% | 91.3% | 8.3% | 1 | 4 |
| Tue Oct 20, 2026 | 5.8% | 91.7% | 2.5% | 2 | 2 |
| Mon Oct 19, 2026 | 4.3% | 93.5% | 2.2% | 3 | 5 |
| Sun Oct 18, 2026 | 69.0% | 31.0% | 0.0% | 3 | 0 |
| Fri Oct 16, 2026 | 0.5% | 90.2% | 9.3% | 1 | 5 |
| Thu Oct 15, 2026 | 4.3% | 95.3% | 0.4% | 4 | 1 |
| Wed Oct 14, 2026 | 4.3% | 84.1% | 11.6% | 1 | 12 |
| Tue Oct 13, 2026 | 4.0% | 94.2% | 1.8% | 3 | 2 |
| Mon Oct 12, 2026 | 1.8% | 93.8% | 4.3% | 1 | 8 |
| Sun Oct 11, 2026 | 11.4% | 88.6% | 0.0% | 3 | 0 |
| Fri Oct 9, 2026 | 2.0% | 97.5% | 0.5% | 2 | 1 |
| Thu Oct 8, 2026 | 1.1% | 93.5% | 5.4% | 2 | 5 |
| Wed Oct 7, 2026 | 1.8% | 89.5% | 8.7% | 2 | 8 |
| Tue Oct 6, 2026 | 8.7% | 90.6% | 0.7% | 5 | 2 |
| Mon Oct 5, 2026 | 10.9% | 85.9% | 3.3% | 8 | 2 |
| Sun Oct 4, 2026 | 0.0% | 90.1% | 9.9% | 0 | 3 |
| Fri Oct 2, 2026 | 5.4% | 94.1% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 |
| Thu Oct 1, 2026 | 7.3% | 89.5% | 3.3% | 4 | 4 |
| Wed Sep 30, 2026 | 1.1% | 95.3% | 3.6% | 2 | 2 |
| Tue Sep 29, 2026 | 5.1% | 93.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 2 |
| Mon Sep 28, 2026 | 0.4% | 97.5% | 2.2% | 1 | 2 |
| Sun Sep 27, 2026 | 0.0% | 92.8% | 7.2% | 0 | 2 |
| Fri Sep 25, 2026 | 5.4% | 93.6% | 1.0% | 5 | 1 |
| Thu Sep 24, 2026 | 0.7% | 95.3% | 4.0% | 2 | 5 |
| Wed Sep 23, 2026 | 2.9% | 88.8% | 8.3% | 2 | 5 |
| Tue Sep 22, 2026 | 0.4% | 96.0% | 3.6% | 1 | 1 |
| Mon Sep 21, 2026 | 24.9% | 75.1% | 0.0% | 8 | 0 |
| Sun Sep 20, 2026 | 4.2% | 95.8% | 0.0% | 3 | 0 |
| Fri Sep 18, 2026 | 27.9% | 66.7% | 5.4% | 8 | 4 |
| Thu Sep 17, 2026 | 13.4% | 85.1% | 1.4% | 3 | 1 |
| Wed Sep 16, 2026 | 5.4% | 91.3% | 3.3% | 5 | 2 |
| Tue Sep 15, 2026 | 6.5% | 86.2% | 7.2% | 7 | 3 |
| Mon Sep 14, 2026 | 1.1% | 93.8% | 5.1% | 3 | 5 |
| Sun Sep 13, 2026 | 0.0% | 80.3% | 19.7% | 0 | 1 |
| Fri Sep 11, 2026 | 9.8% | 89.8% | 0.5% | 6 | 1 |
| Thu Sep 10, 2026 | 1.8% | 91.3% | 6.9% | 1 | 4 |
| Wed Sep 9, 2026 | 1.4% | 94.2% | 4.3% | 3 | 2 |
| Tue Sep 8, 2026 | 0.4% | 95.7% | 4.0% | 1 | 6 |
| Mon Sep 7, 2026 | 0.4% | 97.4% | 2.2% | 1 | 3 |
| Sun Sep 6, 2026 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| Fri Sep 4, 2026 | 0.5% | 95.1% | 4.4% | 1 | 4 |
| Thu Sep 3, 2026 | 8.7% | 88.8% | 2.5% | 6 | 3 |
How often is ES RSI above 70 on the 5 minute chart? Across the 44 recorded sessions from September 3 to October 23, 2026, the 5 minute RSI on ES sat above 70 for 6.0% of the session on average, entering that zone about 2 separate times in a typical session.
How much of the session does ES RSI spend below 30? On average 4.1% of each 5 minute session, over a median of 2 separate visits. The most was 19.7% on September 13, 2026.
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