Educational reference. Measured from 1213 recorded 1m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 9 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 2.6% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 92.0%, and below 30 for 5.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 2.6% | 31 | 9 | 2 min | 9 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 92.0% | 1116 | 21 | 36 min | 158 min | |
| Below 30 | 5.4% | 66 | 12 | 2 min | 18 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 2 minutes and a longest of 9. 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.