Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 40 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 15.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 63.8%, and below -100 for 20.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 15.9% | 22 | 7 | 40 min | 60 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 63.8% | 88 | 13 | 50 min | 220 min | |
| Below -100 | 20.3% | 28 | 6 | 50 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 7 times, with a median stay of 40 minutes and a longest of 60. 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.