Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 10 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 45 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 31.2% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 56.5%, and below -100 for 12.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 31.2% | 43 | 10 | 45 min | 90 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 56.5% | 78 | 13 | 60 min | 110 min | |
| Below -100 | 12.3% | 17 | 3 | 60 min | 70 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 10 times, with a median stay of 45 minutes and a longest of 90. 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.