Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of GC (Gold) on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 59 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 24.3% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 56.1%, and below 20 for 19.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 24.3% | 336 | 59 | 4 min | 23 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 56.1% | 774 | 120 | 5 min | 28 min | |
| Below 20 | 19.6% | 270 | 60 | 3 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 59 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 23. 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.