Educational reference. Measured from 96 recorded 15m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 75 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 10.4% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 88.5%, and below 20 for 1.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 10.4% | 10 | 2 | 75 min | 90 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 88.5% | 85 | 4 | 367 min | 480 min | |
| Below 20 | 1.0% | 1 | 1 | 15 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 2 times, with a median stay of 75 minutes and a longest of 90. 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.