Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of MES (Micro E mini S&P 500) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 16 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 12 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 14.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 59.8%, and below -100 for 25.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 14.9% | 41 | 16 | 12 min | 30 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 59.8% | 165 | 33 | 20 min | 90 min | |
| Below -100 | 25.4% | 70 | 19 | 20 min | 45 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 16 times, with a median stay of 12 minutes and a longest of 30. 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.