Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of ETHUSD (Ether) on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 13 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 16.3% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 63.2%, and below -100 for 20.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 16.3% | 47 | 13 | 10 min | 55 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 63.2% | 182 | 35 | 20 min | 90 min | |
| Below -100 | 20.5% | 59 | 22 | 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 13 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 55. 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.