Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of MNQ (Micro E mini Nasdaq 100) on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 25 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 27.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 62.1%, and below -100 for 10.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 27.9% | 100 | 25 | 4 min | 17 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 62.1% | 223 | 39 | 4 min | 22 min | |
| Below -100 | 10.0% | 36 | 15 | 2 min | 4 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 25 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 17. 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.