Educational reference. Measured from 120 recorded 10m bars of ETHUSD (Ether) on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 5.8% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 71.7%, and below 30 for 22.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 5.8% | 7 | 5 | 10 min | 20 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 71.7% | 86 | 9 | 70 min | 280 min | |
| Below 30 | 22.5% | 27 | 3 | 120 min | 130 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 5 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 20. 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.