Educational reference. Measured from 1021 recorded 1m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 24 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 1 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 7.1% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 87.6%, and below 30 for 5.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 7.1% | 72 | 24 | 1 min | 20 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 87.6% | 894 | 45 | 11 min | 120 min | |
| Below 30 | 5.4% | 55 | 20 | 2 min | 9 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 1 minutes and a longest of 20. 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.