Where Nasdaq 100 E-mini NQ’s Stochastic Oscillator sat on October 20, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 1,380 recorded 1m bars of NQ on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Stochastic Oscillator crossed above 80 49 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 20.9% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 56.1%, and below 20 for 23.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 20.9% | 289 | 49 | 4 min | 38 min |
| Between 20 and 80 | 56.1% | 774 | 105 | 5 min | 34 min |
| Below 20 | 23.0% | 317 | 57 | 3 min | 25 min |
Why the visit count matters more than the percentage
A share of the session says how much time a reading spent in a band. It does not say whether that time came as one sustained stretch or as repeated brief excursions. Here the reading entered the zone above 80 49 times and left it 49 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest stay of 38 minutes beginning at 09:55 ET. Below 20 there were 57 visits, a median of 3 minutes and a longest of 25 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 80 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 5% | 52% | 43% | 60 |
| 01:00 | 13% | 53% | 33% | 60 |
| 02:00 | 53% | 18% | 28% | 60 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 60 |
| 04:00 | 20% | 60% | 20% | 60 |
| 05:00 | 33% | 30% | 37% | 60 |
| 06:00 | 5% | 77% | 18% | 60 |
| 07:00 | 5% | 68% | 27% | 60 |
| 08:00 | 22% | 68% | 10% | 60 |
| 09:00 | 17% | 52% | 32% | 60 |
| 10:00 | 60% | 40% | 0% | 60 |
| 11:00 | 7% | 73% | 20% | 60 |
| 12:00 | 22% | 60% | 18% | 60 |
| 13:00 | 22% | 78% | 0% | 60 |
| 14:00 | 10% | 60% | 30% | 60 |
| 15:00 | 5% | 70% | 25% | 60 |
| 16:00 | 63% | 25% | 12% | 60 |
| 17:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 22% | 54% | 24% | 59 |
| 19:00 | 17% | 70% | 13% | 60 |
| 20:00 | 33% | 42% | 25% | 60 |
| 21:00 | 37% | 38% | 25% | 60 |
| 22:00 | 10% | 77% | 13% | 60 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 60 |
Same reading, previous session: NQ 1m Stochastic Oscillator, October 19, 2026
What this is and is not
This is a record of where one indicator sat during one completed session. It is not a prediction, and it makes no claim that any reading preceded a move. Whether crossing 80 tends to be followed by a larger move is a separate question, measured separately.
How this was measured
Every 1m bar recorded for NQ on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 — 1,380 bars from 00:00 to 23:59 ET — was classified by its Stochastic Oscillator reading. A visit is an unbroken run of consecutive bars in the same band. The session was complete before this page was built.