Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Monday, October 5, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 105 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 47.9% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.5%, and below 20 for 31.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 47.9% | 138 | 5 | 105 min | 365 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.5% | 59 | 8 | 22 min | 75 min | |
| Below 20 | 31.6% | 91 | 3 | 220 min | 230 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 105 minutes and a longest of 365. 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.