Where CL’s Commodity Channel Index sat on August 18, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 274 recorded 5m bars of CL on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
Commodity Channel Index crossed above 100 22 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 15 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 23.4% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 60.2%, and below -100 for 16.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 23.4% | 64 | 22 | 15 min | 50 min |
| Between -100 and 100 | 60.2% | 165 | 40 | 15 min | 85 min |
| Below -100 | 16.4% | 45 | 18 | 10 min | 35 min |
Why the visit count matters more than the percentage
A share of the session says how much time a reading spent in a band. It does not say whether that time came as one sustained stretch or as repeated brief excursions. Here the reading entered the zone above 100 22 times and left it 22 times, with a median stay of 15 minutes and a longest stay of 50 minutes beginning at 16:10 ET. Below -100 there were 18 visits, a median of 10 minutes and a longest of 35 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 100 | Between | Below -100 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 8% | 67% | 25% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 58% | 42% | 0% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 25% | 58% | 17% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 0% | 92% | 8% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 33% | 33% | 33% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 17% | 83% | 0% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 25% | 67% | 8% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 83% | 17% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 25% | 58% | 17% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 30% | 70% | 0% | 10 |
| 19:00 | 9% | 91% | 0% | 11 |
| 20:00 | 50% | 42% | 8% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 8% | 58% | 33% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 83% | 17% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: CL 5m Commodity Channel Index, August 17, 2026
What this is and is not
This is a record of where one indicator sat during one completed session. It is not a forecast, and it makes no claim that any reading preceded a move. Whether crossing 100 tends to be followed by a larger move is a separate question, measured separately.
How this was measured
Every 5m bar recorded for CL on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 274 bars from 00:00 to 23:55 ET — was classified by its Commodity Channel Index reading. A visit is an unbroken run of consecutive bars in the same band. The session was complete before this page was built.