Educational reference. Measured from 840 recorded 1m bars of BIT (Bitcoin Futures) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 38 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 29.8% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 48.7%, and below 20 for 21.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 29.8% | 250 | 38 | 3 min | 25 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 48.7% | 409 | 71 | 4 min | 24 min | |
| Below 20 | 21.5% | 181 | 33 | 5 min | 15 min |
Stochastics places the close within the recent high-low range, so 80 means the market is finishing near the top of where it has traded — a statement about position in the range, not about momentum.
Here the reading entered overbought territory 38 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 25. In a trending market the reading can pin near 100 for hours, so the longest single visit is the number that tells you whether this was a range day or a trend day.