Educational reference. Measured from 1259 recorded 1m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 38 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 15.1% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 67.3%, and below 20 for 17.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 15.1% | 190 | 38 | 4 min | 17 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 67.3% | 847 | 93 | 7 min | 36 min | |
| Below 20 | 17.6% | 222 | 54 | 3 min | 13 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 38 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 17. 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.