Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of GC (Gold) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 54 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 23.6% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 54.0%, and below 20 for 22.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 23.6% | 325 | 54 | 4 min | 31 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 54.0% | 745 | 102 | 6 min | 30 min | |
| Below 20 | 22.5% | 310 | 48 | 3 min | 30 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 54 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 31. 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.