Educational reference. Measured from 230 recorded 5m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 15 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 10.0% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.4%, and below -100 for 29.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 10.0% | 23 | 6 | 15 min | 45 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.4% | 139 | 28 | 17 min | 60 min | |
| Below -100 | 29.6% | 68 | 23 | 15 min | 30 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 15 minutes and a longest of 45. 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.