Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E mini S&P 500) on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 78 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 17.0% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 59.4%, and below -100 for 23.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 17.0% | 235 | 78 | 2 min | 10 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 59.4% | 820 | 166 | 4 min | 17 min | |
| Below -100 | 23.6% | 325 | 91 | 3 min | 14 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 78 times, with a median stay of 2 minutes and a longest of 10. 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.