Educational reference. Measured from 144 recorded 10m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 4 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 200 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 63.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 15.3%, and below 20 for 21.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 63.2% | 91 | 4 | 200 min | 500 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 15.3% | 22 | 6 | 30 min | 70 min | |
| Below 20 | 21.5% | 31 | 2 | 155 min | 250 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 4 times, with a median stay of 200 minutes and a longest of 500. 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.