Educational reference. Measured from 287 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 16 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 17 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 26.5% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 56.4%, and below 20 for 17.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 26.5% | 76 | 16 | 17 min | 100 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 56.4% | 162 | 26 | 27 min | 100 min | |
| Below 20 | 17.1% | 49 | 11 | 25 min | 40 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 16 times, with a median stay of 17 minutes and a longest of 100. 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.