Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of MNQ (Micro E mini Nasdaq 100) on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 25 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 10.1% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 58.0%, and below -100 for 31.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 10.1% | 14 | 6 | 25 min | 40 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 58.0% | 80 | 21 | 30 min | 140 min | |
| Below -100 | 31.9% | 44 | 15 | 20 min | 60 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 6 times, with a median stay of 25 minutes and a longest of 40. 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.