Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 140 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 53.8% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 7.6%, and below 20 for 38.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 53.8% | 155 | 5 | 140 min | 325 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 7.6% | 22 | 8 | 12 min | 25 min | |
| Below 20 | 38.5% | 111 | 4 | 117 min | 305 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 140 minutes and a longest of 325. 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.