Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of NQ (E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Wednesday, September 16, 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 22.5% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 60.7%, and below 20 for 16.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 22.5% | 310 | 66 | 3 min | 36 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 60.7% | 838 | 108 | 7 min | 29 min | |
| Below 20 | 16.8% | 232 | 42 | 4 min | 21 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 36. 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.