Educational reference. Measured from 103 recorded 10m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 12.6% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 62.1%, and below -100 for 25.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 12.6% | 13 | 5 | 10 min | 80 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 62.1% | 64 | 11 | 60 min | 130 min | |
| Below -100 | 25.2% | 26 | 7 | 30 min | 80 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 5 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 80. 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.