Educational reference. Measured from 1371 recorded 1m bars of YM (E mini Dow) on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 58 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 20.3% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 58.0%, and below 20 for 21.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 20.3% | 278 | 58 | 3 min | 21 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 58.0% | 795 | 112 | 5 min | 34 min | |
| Below 20 | 21.7% | 298 | 53 | 4 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 58 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 21. 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.