Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 4 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 12 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 18.3% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.6%, and below -100 for 21.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 18.3% | 13 | 4 | 12 min | 35 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.6% | 43 | 9 | 10 min | 60 min | |
| Below -100 | 21.1% | 15 | 5 | 15 min | 30 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 4 times, with a median stay of 12 minutes and a longest of 35. 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.