Educational reference. Measured from 1267 recorded 1m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Monday, October 5, 2026.
RSI crossed above 70 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 2.1% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 93.6%, and below 30 for 4.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 2.1% | 27 | 6 | 3 min | 14 min | |
| Between 30 and 70 | 93.6% | 1186 | 22 | 31 min | 234 min | |
| Below 30 | 4.3% | 54 | 15 | 3 min | 11 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 6 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 14. 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.