Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 58 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 22.4% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 61.4%, and below 20 for 16.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 22.4% | 309 | 58 | 4 min | 24 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 61.4% | 848 | 110 | 6 min | 30 min | |
| Below 20 | 16.2% | 223 | 51 | 3 min | 34 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 58 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.