Educational reference. Measured from 144 recorded 10m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 190 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 45.1% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 19.4%, and below 20 for 35.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 45.1% | 65 | 3 | 190 min | 400 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 19.4% | 28 | 6 | 40 min | 90 min | |
| Below 20 | 35.4% | 51 | 4 | 85 min | 310 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 3 times, with a median stay of 190 minutes and a longest of 400. 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.