Educational reference. Measured from 207 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 95 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 79.7% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 13.0%, and below 20 for 7.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 79.7% | 165 | 5 | 95 min | 490 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 13.0% | 27 | 6 | 27 min | 30 min | |
| Below 20 | 7.2% | 15 | 2 | 37 min | 60 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 5 times, with a median stay of 95 minutes and a longest of 490. 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.