Educational reference. Measured from 1440 recorded 1m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 63 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 20.9% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 61.5%, and below 20 for 17.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 20.9% | 301 | 63 | 4 min | 23 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 61.5% | 886 | 117 | 6 min | 25 min | |
| Below 20 | 17.6% | 253 | 54 | 4 min | 17 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 63 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 23. 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.