Educational reference. Measured from 1379 recorded 1m bars of GC (Gold) on Monday, September 21, 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 22.5% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 57.1%, and below 20 for 20.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 22.5% | 310 | 59 | 4 min | 24 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 57.1% | 787 | 109 | 6 min | 31 min | |
| Below 20 | 20.4% | 282 | 50 | 4 min | 20 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 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.