Educational reference. Measured from 1440 recorded 1m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 66 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 23.1% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 56.0%, and below 20 for 20.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 23.1% | 333 | 66 | 4 min | 16 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 56.0% | 806 | 126 | 5 min | 25 min | |
| Below 20 | 20.9% | 301 | 59 | 4 min | 18 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 66 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 16. 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.