Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of NQ (E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 46 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 13.7% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 62.5%, and below 20 for 23.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 13.7% | 189 | 46 | 4 min | 12 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 62.5% | 863 | 108 | 7 min | 35 min | |
| Below 20 | 23.8% | 328 | 61 | 4 min | 27 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 46 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 12. 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.