Educational reference. Measured from 287 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Monday, September 14, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 8 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 85 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 66.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 24.4%, and below 20 for 9.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 66.2% | 190 | 8 | 85 min | 400 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 24.4% | 70 | 12 | 22 min | 75 min | |
| Below 20 | 9.4% | 27 | 5 | 25 min | 50 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 8 times, with a median stay of 85 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.