Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 81 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 22.8% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 57.2%, and below -100 for 20.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 22.8% | 314 | 81 | 3 min | 22 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 57.2% | 790 | 161 | 4 min | 21 min | |
| Below -100 | 20.0% | 276 | 83 | 2 min | 11 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 81 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 22. 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.