Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 11 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 20 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 27.5% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.9%, and below -100 for 11.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 27.5% | 38 | 11 | 20 min | 110 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.9% | 84 | 13 | 70 min | 120 min | |
| Below -100 | 11.6% | 16 | 3 | 50 min | 70 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 11 times, with a median stay of 20 minutes and a longest of 110. 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.