Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 53 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 5 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 25.4% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 56.1%, and below 20 for 18.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 25.4% | 351 | 53 | 5 min | 26 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 56.1% | 774 | 98 | 6 min | 32 min | |
| Below 20 | 18.5% | 255 | 46 | 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 53 times, with a median stay of 5 minutes and a longest of 26. 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.