Educational reference. Measured from 1361 recorded 1m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 52 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 2 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 16.8% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 60.5%, and below 20 for 22.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 16.8% | 228 | 52 | 2 min | 17 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 60.5% | 824 | 121 | 5 min | 23 min | |
| Below 20 | 22.7% | 309 | 70 | 3 min | 25 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 52 times, with a median stay of 2 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.