Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 66 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 20.9% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 58.8%, and below 20 for 20.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 20.9% | 288 | 66 | 3 min | 19 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 58.8% | 812 | 119 | 5 min | 44 min | |
| Below 20 | 20.3% | 280 | 53 | 3 min | 16 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 66 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 19. 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.