Educational reference. Measured from 1374 recorded 1m bars of MYM (Micro E mini Dow) on Monday, October 12, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 17 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 3.1% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 93.4%, and below 30 for 3.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 3.1% | 42 | 17 | 2 min | 7 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 93.4% | 1283 | 31 | 18 min | 168 min | |
| Below 30 | 3.6% | 49 | 13 | 2 min | 13 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 17 times, with a median stay of 2 minutes and a longest of 7. 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.