Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 45 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 15.2% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 67.4%, and below -100 for 17.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 15.2% | 14 | 5 | 45 min | 90 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 67.4% | 62 | 9 | 90 min | 300 min | |
| Below -100 | 17.4% | 16 | 3 | 105 min | 120 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 45 minutes and a longest of 90. 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.