Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of M2K (M2K) on Monday, October 26, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 0.7% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 98.6%, and below 30 for 0.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 10 min | 10 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 98.6% | 272 | 3 | 465 min | 615 min | |
| Below 30 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 10 min | 10 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 1 time, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 10. 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.
Free trial predictive RSI for MetaTrader PredictIndicators draws the predicted RSI for M2K up to 30 bars ahead on NinjaTrader 8 and MetaTrader 5 charts, next to the RSI you already use. RSI indicator for NinjaTrader 8 and MT5 →
NinjaTrader ADX prediction indicator PredictIndicators draws the predicted next 30 candles of M2K on your NinjaTrader 8 chart, to the right of the last bar, and updates them in real time. They are predictions, not certainties. NinjaTrader 8 price prediction indicator →
NT8 Stochastics prediction accuracy for intraday futures A prediction is an estimate, not a certainty. PredictIndicators publishes its predicted values next to what the market actually did, so they can be checked before relying on them. Predictions vs what happened →