Educational reference. Measured from 1352 recorded 1m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Monday, September 28, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 2.2% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 95.1%, and below 30 for 2.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 2.2% | 30 | 7 | 4 min | 11 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 95.1% | 1286 | 21 | 40 min | 198 min | |
| Below 30 | 2.7% | 36 | 14 | 2 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 4 minutes and a longest of 11. 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.