Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of MNQ (Micro E mini Nasdaq 100) on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 9 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 7.6% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 56.2%, and below -100 for 36.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 7.6% | 21 | 9 | 10 min | 20 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 56.2% | 155 | 34 | 22 min | 65 min | |
| Below -100 | 36.2% | 100 | 25 | 20 min | 50 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 9 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 20. 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.