Where MES’s Commodity Channel Index sat on August 20, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of MES on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Commodity Channel Index crossed above 100 14 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 12 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 100 for 14.5% of the time, between -100 and 100 for 59.1%, and below -100 for 26.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 100 | 14.5% | 40 | 14 | 12 min | 40 min |
| Between -100 and 100 | 59.1% | 163 | 33 | 20 min | 75 min |
| Below -100 | 26.4% | 73 | 18 | 15 min | 75 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 14 times and left it 14 times, with a median stay of 12 minutes and a longest stay of 40 minutes beginning at 22:05 ET. Below -100 there were 18 visits, a median of 15 minutes and a longest of 75 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 100 | Between | Below -100 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 25% | 75% | 0% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 42% | 50% | 8% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 58% | 42% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 8% | 8% | 83% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 0% | 58% | 42% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 8% | 58% | 33% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 25% | 75% | 0% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 0% | 58% | 42% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 18% | 82% | 0% | 11 |
| 19:00 | 17% | 67% | 17% | 12 |
| 20:00 | 17% | 67% | 17% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: MES 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 MES on Thursday, August 20, 2026 — 276 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.