Educational reference. Measured from 144 recorded 10m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 0 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 0 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 0.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 18.1%, and below 20 for 81.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 min | 0 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 18.1% | 26 | 4 | 55 min | 130 min | |
| Below 20 | 81.9% | 118 | 5 | 150 min | 490 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 0 times, with a median stay of 0 minutes and a longest of 0. 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.