Educational reference. Measured from 275 recorded 5m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
CCI crossed above 100 20 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 12 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 26.2% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 55.3%, and below -100 for 18.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 26.2% | 72 | 20 | 12 min | 45 min | |
| Between -100 and 100 | 55.3% | 152 | 32 | 20 min | 90 min | |
| Below -100 | 18.5% | 51 | 12 | 12 min | 70 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 20 times, with a median stay of 12 minutes and a longest of 45. 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.