Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 49 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 15.7% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 66.4%, and below 20 for 18.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 15.7% | 216 | 49 | 3 min | 20 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 66.4% | 916 | 100 | 7 min | 38 min | |
| Below 20 | 18.0% | 248 | 51 | 3 min | 35 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 49 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 20. 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.