Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of NQ (E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 8 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 15 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 38.0% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 56.3%, and below -100 for 5.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 38.0% | 27 | 8 | 15 min | 35 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 56.3% | 40 | 10 | 12 min | 50 min | |
| Below -100 | 5.6% | 4 | 2 | 10 min | 15 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 8 times, with a median stay of 15 minutes and a longest of 35. 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.