Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 4 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 15 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 8.7% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 67.4%, and below -100 for 23.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 8.7% | 8 | 4 | 15 min | 75 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 67.4% | 62 | 11 | 45 min | 390 min | |
| Below -100 | 23.9% | 22 | 6 | 30 min | 150 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 4 times, with a median stay of 15 minutes and a longest of 75. 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.