Educational reference. Measured from 1379 recorded 1m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 51 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 5 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 23.5% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 58.8%, and below 20 for 17.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 23.5% | 324 | 51 | 5 min | 24 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 58.8% | 811 | 106 | 6 min | 36 min | |
| Below 20 | 17.7% | 244 | 54 | 3 min | 14 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 51 times, with a median stay of 5 minutes and a longest of 24. 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.