Educational reference. Measured from 201 recorded 5m bars of MNG (Micro Natural Gas) on Friday, September 11, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 5 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 1.0% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 98.0%, and below 30 for 1.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 1.0% | 2 | 2 | 5 min | 5 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 98.0% | 197 | 4 | 192 min | 500 min | |
| Below 30 | 1.0% | 2 | 1 | 10 min | 10 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 5 minutes and a longest of 5. 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.