Educational reference. Measured from 139 recorded 10m bars of 6E (Euro FX) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 0.7% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.9%, and below 20 for 78.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 | 10 min | 10 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.9% | 29 | 4 | 50 min | 160 min | |
| Below 20 | 78.4% | 109 | 4 | 255 min | 570 min |
ADX measures trend STRENGTH and says nothing about direction — 30 is a strong move that may be up or down. Below 20 the market is ranging, and trend-following rules tend to be chopped up there.
Here the reading entered a trending reading 1 time, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 10. ADX is the filter most strategies gate on, so how long it actually held above the threshold decides how many of a day's signals would have been allowed through at all.