Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of YM (E mini Dow) on Monday, October 19, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 17 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 9.8% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 70.7%, and below 20 for 19.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 9.8% | 27 | 6 | 17 min | 60 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 70.7% | 195 | 15 | 50 min | 240 min | |
| Below 20 | 19.6% | 54 | 8 | 15 min | 95 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 6 times, with a median stay of 17 minutes and a longest of 60. 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.