Educational reference. Measured from 275 recorded 5m bars of M6E (Micro Euro FX) on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 25 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 1.8% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 81.5%, and below 30 for 16.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 1.8% | 5 | 1 | 25 min | 25 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 81.5% | 224 | 11 | 35 min | 355 min | |
| Below 30 | 16.7% | 46 | 10 | 20 min | 45 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 25 minutes and a longest of 25. 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.