Educational reference. Measured from 287 recorded 5m bars of MBT (Micro Bitcoin) on Wednesday, September 9, 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 4.5% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 93.0%, and below 30 for 2.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 4.5% | 13 | 5 | 10 min | 30 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 93.0% | 267 | 11 | 60 min | 745 min | |
| Below 30 | 2.4% | 7 | 5 | 5 min | 15 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 30. 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.