Educational reference. Measured from 139 recorded 10m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 80 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 31.7% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 54.7%, and below 30 for 13.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 31.7% | 44 | 5 | 80 min | 230 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 54.7% | 76 | 7 | 100 min | 250 min | |
| Below 30 | 13.7% | 19 | 1 | 190 min | 190 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 5 times, with a median stay of 80 minutes and a longest of 230. 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.