Educational reference. Measured from 1356 recorded 1m bars of RTY (RTY) on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 64 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 24.3% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 56.0%, and below 20 for 19.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 24.3% | 329 | 64 | 3 min | 26 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 56.0% | 760 | 115 | 5 min | 33 min | |
| Below 20 | 19.7% | 267 | 51 | 3 min | 20 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 64 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 26. 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.