Educational reference. Measured from 272 recorded 5m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Monday, September 14, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 0.7% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 89.7%, and below 30 for 9.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 10 min | 10 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 89.7% | 244 | 4 | 357 min | 500 min | |
| Below 30 | 9.6% | 26 | 3 | 45 min | 50 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 1 time, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 10. 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.