Educational reference. Measured from 275 recorded 5m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 17 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 19.6% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 59.6%, and below -100 for 20.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 19.6% | 54 | 17 | 10 min | 35 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 59.6% | 164 | 35 | 15 min | 65 min | |
| Below -100 | 20.7% | 57 | 18 | 15 min | 30 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 17 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 35. 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.