Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 17 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 9.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 66.2%, and below -100 for 23.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 9.9% | 7 | 2 | 17 min | 30 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 66.2% | 47 | 6 | 32 min | 75 min | |
| Below -100 | 23.9% | 17 | 5 | 20 min | 25 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 2 times, with a median stay of 17 minutes and a longest of 30. 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.