Educational reference. Measured from 1353 recorded 1m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 59 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 26.1% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 55.7%, and below 20 for 18.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 26.1% | 353 | 59 | 4 min | 29 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 55.7% | 754 | 102 | 5 min | 25 min | |
| Below 20 | 18.2% | 246 | 43 | 3 min | 23 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 59 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest of 29. 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.