Educational reference. Measured from 275 recorded 5m bars of GC (Gold) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 13 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 20 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 25.5% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 55.6%, and below 20 for 18.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 25.5% | 70 | 13 | 20 min | 65 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 55.6% | 153 | 21 | 30 min | 185 min | |
| Below 20 | 18.9% | 52 | 9 | 20 min | 70 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 13 times, with a median stay of 20 minutes and a longest of 65. 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.