Where CL’s Commodity Channel Index sat on August 20, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 275 recorded 5m bars of CL on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Commodity Channel Index crossed above 100 15 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 13.1% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 65.8%, and below -100 for 21.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 13.1% | 36 | 15 | 10 min | 25 min |
| Between -100 and 100 | 65.8% | 181 | 33 | 20 min | 145 min |
| Below -100 | 21.1% | 58 | 19 | 10 min | 45 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 15 times and left it 15 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest stay of 25 minutes beginning at 21:10 ET. Below -100 there were 19 visits, a median of 10 minutes and a longest of 45 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 100 | Between | Below -100 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0% | 64% | 36% | 11 |
| 01:00 | 17% | 83% | 0% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 8% | 92% | 0% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 25% | 75% | 0% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 17% | 83% | 0% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 92% | 8% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 17% | 67% | 17% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 25% | 75% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 33% | 50% | 17% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 83% | 17% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 83% | 17% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 0% | 82% | 18% | 11 |
| 19:00 | 8% | 75% | 17% | 12 |
| 20:00 | 17% | 33% | 50% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: CL 5m Commodity Channel Index, August 19, 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 Thursday, August 20, 2026 — 275 bars from 00:05 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.