Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of SI (Silver) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 25 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 3.6% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 91.3%, and below 30 for 5.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 3.6% | 5 | 2 | 25 min | 40 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 91.3% | 126 | 4 | 110 min | 980 min | |
| Below 30 | 5.1% | 7 | 2 | 35 min | 60 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 2 times, with a median stay of 25 minutes and a longest of 40. 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.