Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of 6E (Euro FX) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 25 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 3.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 11.6%, and below 20 for 84.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 3.6% | 5 | 2 | 25 min | 40 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 11.6% | 16 | 3 | 40 min | 110 min | |
| Below 20 | 84.8% | 117 | 2 | 585 min | 810 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 2 times, with a median stay of 25 minutes and a longest of 40. 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.