Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 112 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 66.3% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.1%, and below 20 for 13.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 66.3% | 191 | 6 | 112 min | 385 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.1% | 58 | 8 | 20 min | 105 min | |
| Below 20 | 13.5% | 39 | 3 | 75 min | 85 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 112 minutes and a longest of 385. 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.