Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 50 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 16.7% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 64.2%, and below 20 for 19.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 16.7% | 231 | 50 | 3 min | 31 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 64.2% | 886 | 112 | 6 min | 38 min | |
| Below 20 | 19.1% | 263 | 62 | 3 min | 17 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 50 times, with a median stay of 3 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.