Educational reference. Measured from 22 recorded 5 minute sessions of NQ (E mini Nasdaq 100), September 3 to October 21, 2026. Updated as each new session is recorded.
In a typical session the 5 minute RSI on NQ spends 10.7% of its time above 70, 84.1% between 30 and 70 and 5.2% below 30. It enters the upper zone about 3.5 separate times per session and the lower zone about 4.
The most time above 70 was on September 21, 2026 (40.7% of the session). The most time below 30 was on September 27, 2026 (17.1%).
Over the last 5 sessions the RSI spent 8.4% of its time above 70 and 5.1% below 30 — less time in the upper zone than its 22 session average of 10.7%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Oct 21, 2026 | 0.4% | 92.4% | 7.2% | 1 | 10 |
| Tue Oct 20, 2026 | 5.8% | 91.7% | 2.5% | 5 | 5 |
| Mon Oct 19, 2026 | 2.2% | 94.2% | 3.6% | 1 | 5 |
| Sun Oct 18, 2026 | 32.9% | 67.1% | 0.0% | 7 | 0 |
| Fri Oct 16, 2026 | 1.0% | 86.8% | 12.3% | 1 | 11 |
| Mon Oct 12, 2026 | 0.0% | 87.3% | 12.7% | 0 | 10 |
| Sun Oct 11, 2026 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 0.0% | 2 | 0 |
| Thu Oct 8, 2026 | 1.4% | 89.9% | 8.7% | 4 | 7 |
| Wed Oct 7, 2026 | 1.1% | 89.1% | 9.8% | 3 | 7 |
| Sun Sep 27, 2026 | 0.0% | 82.9% | 17.1% | 0 | 6 |
| Wed Sep 23, 2026 | 0.4% | 93.5% | 6.2% | 1 | 4 |
| Tue Sep 22, 2026 | 5.4% | 88.8% | 5.8% | 2 | 3 |
| Mon Sep 21, 2026 | 40.7% | 59.3% | 0.0% | 12 | 0 |
| Sun Sep 20, 2026 | 38.0% | 62.0% | 0.0% | 7 | 0 |
| Fri Sep 18, 2026 | 33.7% | 63.9% | 2.4% | 6 | 2 |
| Thu Sep 17, 2026 | 12.7% | 85.5% | 1.8% | 5 | 4 |
| Tue Sep 15, 2026 | 6.9% | 87.7% | 5.4% | 6 | 4 |
| Mon Sep 14, 2026 | 5.4% | 90.2% | 4.3% | 7 | 7 |
| Tue Sep 8, 2026 | 2.2% | 95.7% | 2.2% | 3 | 4 |
| Mon Sep 7, 2026 | 6.1% | 88.2% | 5.7% | 5 | 4 |
| Fri Sep 4, 2026 | 2.0% | 95.6% | 2.4% | 2 | 1 |
| Thu Sep 3, 2026 | 8.0% | 87.0% | 5.1% | 8 | 5 |
How often is NQ RSI above 70 on the 5 minute chart? Across the 22 recorded sessions from September 3 to October 21, 2026, the 5 minute RSI on NQ sat above 70 for 10.7% of the session on average, entering that zone about 3.5 separate times in a typical session.
How much of the session does NQ RSI spend below 30? On average 5.2% of each 5 minute session, over a median of 4 separate visits. The most was 17.1% on September 27, 2026.
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