Educational reference. Measured from 1362 recorded 1m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 64 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 27.5% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 51.7%, and below 20 for 20.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 27.5% | 374 | 64 | 4 min | 30 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 51.7% | 704 | 111 | 5 min | 27 min | |
| Below 20 | 20.9% | 284 | 47 | 5 min | 18 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 4 minutes and a longest of 30. 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.