Educational reference. Measured from 114 recorded 10m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Monday, September 7, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 35 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 21.1% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 55.3%, and below -100 for 23.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 21.1% | 24 | 6 | 35 min | 70 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 55.3% | 63 | 13 | 50 min | 120 min | |
| Below -100 | 23.7% | 27 | 8 | 40 min | 60 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 6 times, with a median stay of 35 minutes and a longest of 70. 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.