Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E mini S&P 500) on Monday, October 26, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 28 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 7.5% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 86.2%, and below 30 for 6.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 7.5% | 103 | 28 | 2 min | 18 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 86.2% | 1189 | 51 | 9 min | 99 min | |
| Below 30 | 6.4% | 88 | 22 | 2 min | 16 min |
RSI compares the size of recent gains with recent losses, so a reading above 70 says buying has dominated the last 14 bars — not that price is high. A long stay above 70 is a market trending up, which is the opposite of the reversal the word 'overbought' suggests.
Here the reading entered overbought territory 28 times, with a median stay of 2 minutes and a longest of 18. A brief excursion above 70 that resolves in minutes is noise on this timeframe. A sustained one is the signature of a trend that is still running, and selling into it is how traders get run over.
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