Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 57 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 20.4% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 63.8%, and below 20 for 15.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 20.4% | 282 | 57 | 3 min | 24 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 63.8% | 881 | 109 | 6 min | 28 min | |
| Below 20 | 15.7% | 217 | 52 | 3 min | 18 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 57 times, with a median stay of 3 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.