Educational reference. Measured from 274 recorded 5m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 4 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 12 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 6.2% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 87.2%, and below 30 for 6.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 6.2% | 17 | 4 | 12 min | 55 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 87.2% | 239 | 12 | 52 min | 595 min | |
| Below 30 | 6.6% | 18 | 7 | 5 min | 55 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 4 times, with a median stay of 12 minutes and a longest of 55. 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.