Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 1.1% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 92.8%, and below 30 for 6.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 1.1% | 4 | 2 | 2 min | 3 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 92.8% | 333 | 11 | 14 min | 92 min | |
| Below 30 | 6.1% | 22 | 9 | 3 min | 4 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 2 minutes and a longest of 3. 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.