Educational reference. Measured from 1009 recorded 1m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Friday, September 25, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 15 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 7.0% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 92.4%, and below 30 for 0.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 7.0% | 71 | 15 | 2 min | 19 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 92.4% | 932 | 18 | 17 min | 201 min | |
| Below 30 | 0.6% | 6 | 2 | 3 min | 3 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 15 times, with a median stay of 2 minutes and a longest of 19. 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.