Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of MES (Micro E mini S&P 500) on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 12 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 12.7% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 54.3%, and below -100 for 33.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 12.7% | 35 | 12 | 10 min | 40 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 54.3% | 150 | 29 | 25 min | 65 min | |
| Below -100 | 33.0% | 91 | 18 | 20 min | 95 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 12 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 40. 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.