Where Russell 2000 E-mini RTY’s Relative Strength Index sat on October 16, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of RTY on Friday, October 16, 2026.
Relative Strength Index crossed above 70 1 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 5 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 0.5% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 86.3%, and below 30 for 13.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 0.5% | 1 | 1 | 5 min | 5 min |
| Between 30 and 70 | 86.3% | 176 | 4 | 100 min | 675 min |
| Below 30 | 13.2% | 27 | 3 | 15 min | 115 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 70 1 times and left it 1 times, with a median stay of 5 minutes and a longest stay of 5 minutes beginning at 00:00 ET. Below 30 there were 3 visits, a median of 15 minutes and a longest of 115 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 70 | Between | Below 30 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 8% | 92% | 0% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 92% | 8% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: RTY 5m Relative Strength Index, October 15, 2026
What this is and is not
This is a record of where one indicator sat during one completed session. It is not a prediction, and it makes no claim that any reading preceded a move. Whether crossing 70 tends to be followed by a larger move is a separate question, measured separately.
How this was measured
Every 5m bar recorded for RTY on Friday, October 16, 2026 — 204 bars from 00:00 to 16:55 ET — was classified by its Relative Strength Index reading. A visit is an unbroken run of consecutive bars in the same band. The session was complete before this page was built.