Educational reference. Measured from 69 recorded 15m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 37 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 26.1% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.9%, and below -100 for 13.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 26.1% | 18 | 6 | 37 min | 90 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.9% | 42 | 9 | 90 min | 120 min | |
| Below -100 | 13.0% | 9 | 3 | 45 min | 45 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 37 minutes and a longest of 90. 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.