Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 55 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 33.3% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 28.1%, and below 20 for 38.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 33.3% | 96 | 6 | 55 min | 175 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 28.1% | 81 | 12 | 27 min | 90 min | |
| Below 20 | 38.5% | 111 | 6 | 52 min | 295 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 6 times, with a median stay of 55 minutes and a longest of 175. 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.