Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 24 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 5.9% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 89.9%, and below 30 for 4.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 5.9% | 81 | 24 | 2 min | 18 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 89.9% | 1240 | 41 | 10 min | 163 min | |
| Below 30 | 4.3% | 59 | 16 | 1 min | 31 min |
RSI compares the size of recent gains with recent losses, so a reading above 70 says buying has dominated the last 14 bars — not that price is high. A long stay above 70 is a market trending up, which is the opposite of the reversal the word 'overbought' suggests.
Here the reading entered overbought territory 24 times, with a median stay of 2 minutes and a longest of 18. A brief excursion above 70 that resolves in minutes is noise on this timeframe. A sustained one is the signature of a trend that is still running, and selling into it is how traders get run over.