What Does Keltner Channels Actually Read on CL 5-minute Charts?
Educational reference. Measured from 1,081 recorded values on Crude Oil 5-minute charts through October 2, 2026.
The middle half of all readings sat between 90.07 and 92.75, with a median of 91.47.
Keltner Channels measures a moving average with channels set by average range rather than standard deviation. This page reports what it actually read on Crude Oil 5-minute charts — not what it is supposed to do, but the distribution of 1,081 recorded values over the last 90 days.
| Series | Median | Middle half | 5th / 95th | Full range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper | 91.47 | 90.07 – 92.75 | 89.48 / 94.03 | 89.01 – 94.60 |
| Midline | 91.03 | 89.68 – 92.45 | 89.18 / 93.71 | 88.80 – 94.34 |
| Lower | 90.56 | 89.42 – 92.07 | 88.77 / 93.44 | 88.00 – 94.14 |
The median is the middle reading, so a single unusual session cannot drag it. The middle half is where Keltner Channels sat on half of all bars — the range you should expect to see most of the time on this chart.
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How this was measured
Every 5-minute bar of Crude Oil recorded in the last 90 days was read, and the values grouped without smoothing or filtering. Series with fewer than 400 readings are omitted rather than shown on thin evidence. These are recorded values, not predictions.