Educational reference. Measured from 144 recorded 10m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 460 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 63.9% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 10.4%, and below 20 for 25.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 63.9% | 92 | 2 | 460 min | 810 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 10.4% | 15 | 3 | 40 min | 80 min | |
| Below 20 | 25.7% | 37 | 1 | 370 min | 370 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 460 minutes and a longest of 810. 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.