Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 60 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 40.2% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 48.9%, and below -100 for 10.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 40.2% | 37 | 7 | 60 min | 210 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 48.9% | 45 | 9 | 90 min | 105 min | |
| Below -100 | 10.9% | 10 | 3 | 45 min | 75 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 7 times, with a median stay of 60 minutes and a longest of 210. 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.