Educational reference. Measured from 69 recorded 15m bars of NQ (E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Friday, September 11, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 30 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 31.9% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.9%, and below -100 for 7.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 31.9% | 22 | 7 | 30 min | 135 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.9% | 42 | 10 | 45 min | 195 min | |
| Below -100 | 7.2% | 5 | 3 | 15 min | 45 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 7 times, with a median stay of 30 minutes and a longest of 135. 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.