Educational reference. Measured from 14 recorded 10 minute sessions of NQ (E mini Nasdaq 100), September 7 to October 22, 2026. Updated as each new session is recorded.
In a typical session the 10 minute RSI on NQ spends 10.9% of its time above 70, 82.7% between 30 and 70 and 6.4% below 30. It enters the upper zone about 2.5 separate times per session and the lower zone about 2.
The most time above 70 was on September 21, 2026 (49.3% of the session). The most time below 30 was on October 14, 2026 (26.1%).
Over the last 5 sessions the RSI spent 2.3% of its time above 70 and 15.4% below 30 — less time in the upper zone than its 14 session average of 10.9%.
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.
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.
| Session | Above 70 | Between 30 and 70 | Below 30 | Visits up | Visits down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 22, 2026 | 0.0% | 84.1% | 15.9% | 0 | 9 |
| Wed Oct 21, 2026 | 2.9% | 89.1% | 8.0% | 2 | 5 |
| Mon Oct 19, 2026 | 8.7% | 89.1% | 2.2% | 3 | 2 |
| Wed Oct 14, 2026 | 0.0% | 73.9% | 26.1% | 0 | 8 |
| Mon Oct 12, 2026 | 0.0% | 75.4% | 24.6% | 0 | 9 |
| Tue Oct 6, 2026 | 5.8% | 93.5% | 0.7% | 2 | 1 |
| Mon Oct 5, 2026 | 14.5% | 85.5% | 0.0% | 5 | 0 |
| Mon Sep 21, 2026 | 49.3% | 50.7% | 0.0% | 5 | 0 |
| Fri Sep 18, 2026 | 35.9% | 64.1% | 0.0% | 3 | 0 |
| Tue Sep 15, 2026 | 2.2% | 91.3% | 6.5% | 2 | 5 |
| Mon Sep 14, 2026 | 8.7% | 88.4% | 2.9% | 4 | 4 |
| Fri Sep 11, 2026 | 17.5% | 82.5% | 0.0% | 5 | 0 |
| Tue Sep 8, 2026 | 1.4% | 97.1% | 1.4% | 2 | 2 |
| Mon Sep 7, 2026 | 5.3% | 93.0% | 1.8% | 3 | 2 |
How often is NQ RSI above 70 on the 10 minute chart? Across the 14 recorded sessions from September 7 to October 22, 2026, the 10 minute RSI on NQ sat above 70 for 10.9% of the session on average, entering that zone about 2.5 separate times in a typical session.
How much of the session does NQ RSI spend below 30? On average 6.4% of each 10 minute session, over a median of 2 separate visits. The most was 26.1% on October 14, 2026.
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