Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of MCL (Micro Crude Oil) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 60 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 13.8% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 76.8%, and below 30 for 9.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 13.8% | 19 | 3 | 60 min | 100 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 76.8% | 106 | 8 | 50 min | 440 min | |
| Below 30 | 9.4% | 13 | 4 | 20 min | 80 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 3 times, with a median stay of 60 minutes and a longest of 100. 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.