Educational reference. Measured from 1021 recorded 1m bars of GC (Gold) on Friday, September 11, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 37 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 15.3% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 65.1%, and below 20 for 19.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 15.3% | 156 | 37 | 3 min | 26 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 65.1% | 665 | 74 | 6 min | 41 min | |
| Below 20 | 19.6% | 200 | 36 | 5 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 37 times, with a median stay of 3 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.