Educational reference. Measured from 83 recorded 5m bars of BIT (Bitcoin Futures) on Friday, September 25, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 35 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 60.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 39.8%, and below 20 for 0.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 60.2% | 50 | 6 | 35 min | 100 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 39.8% | 33 | 6 | 15 min | 80 min | |
| Below 20 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 min | 0 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 6 times, with a median stay of 35 minutes and a longest of 100. 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.