Educational reference. Measured from 93 recorded 15m bars of MCL (Micro Crude Oil) on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 4 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 52 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 24.7% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.2%, and below -100 for 15.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 24.7% | 23 | 4 | 52 min | 210 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.2% | 56 | 10 | 67 min | 165 min | |
| Below -100 | 15.1% | 14 | 5 | 30 min | 75 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 4 times, with a median stay of 52 minutes and a longest of 210. 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.