Educational reference. Measured from 1282 recorded 1m bars of MYM (Micro E-mini Dow) on Monday, September 14, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 9 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 1 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 1.6% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 92.2%, and below 30 for 6.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 1.6% | 21 | 9 | 1 min | 6 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 92.2% | 1182 | 33 | 25 min | 165 min | |
| Below 30 | 6.2% | 79 | 24 | 3 min | 10 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 9 times, with a median stay of 1 minutes and a longest of 6. 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.