Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of SIL (Micro Silver) on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 5.6% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 88.7%, and below 20 for 5.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 5.6% | 4 | 2 | 10 min | 15 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 88.7% | 63 | 5 | 55 min | 145 min | |
| Below 20 | 5.6% | 4 | 2 | 10 min | 15 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 2 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 15. 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.