Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 20 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 13.8% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 46.4%, and below -100 for 39.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 13.8% | 19 | 5 | 20 min | 120 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 46.4% | 64 | 13 | 50 min | 100 min | |
| Below -100 | 39.9% | 55 | 10 | 40 min | 130 min |
CCI measures how far price sits from its own average, scaled by typical deviation, and it is unbounded — it can reach +300 as easily as +100. The ±100 lines are a convention, not a ceiling.
Here the reading entered above +100 5 times, with a median stay of 20 minutes and a longest of 120. Because CCI has no upper bound, the count of separate excursions matters more here than for a 0-100 oscillator: repeated short pushes past +100 and one sustained drive to +300 can produce a similar share of the session.