Educational reference. Measured from 209 recorded 5m bars of MET (Micro Ether) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 7 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 1.4% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 93.8%, and below 30 for 4.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 1.4% | 3 | 2 | 7 min | 10 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 93.8% | 196 | 5 | 175 min | 565 min | |
| Below 30 | 4.8% | 10 | 2 | 25 min | 45 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 2 times, with a median stay of 7 minutes and a longest of 10. 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.