Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of MNQ (Micro E mini Nasdaq 100) on Friday, October 16, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 7 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 4.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 63.2%, and below -100 for 31.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 4.9% | 10 | 6 | 7 min | 15 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 63.2% | 129 | 24 | 22 min | 75 min | |
| Below -100 | 31.9% | 65 | 18 | 12 min | 45 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 6 times, with a median stay of 7 minutes and a longest of 15. 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.