Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 27 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 9.5% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 85.7%, and below 30 for 4.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 9.5% | 131 | 27 | 2 min | 24 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 85.7% | 1182 | 44 | 15 min | 157 min | |
| Below 30 | 4.9% | 67 | 17 | 2 min | 20 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 27 times, with a median stay of 2 minutes and a longest of 24. 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.