Educational reference. Measured from 355 recorded 1m bars of RTY (RTY) on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 1 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 4.8% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 91.8%, and below 30 for 3.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 4.8% | 17 | 7 | 1 min | 9 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 91.8% | 326 | 10 | 31 min | 67 min | |
| Below 30 | 3.4% | 12 | 3 | 5 min | 6 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 7 times, with a median stay of 1 minutes and a longest of 9. 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.
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