Educational reference. Measured from 1440 recorded 1m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 61 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 19.6% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 59.9%, and below 20 for 20.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 19.6% | 282 | 61 | 3 min | 32 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 59.9% | 862 | 115 | 6 min | 27 min | |
| Below 20 | 20.6% | 296 | 54 | 4 min | 19 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 61 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 32. 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.