Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 25 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 30.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 25.7%, and below 20 for 44.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 30.2% | 87 | 6 | 25 min | 245 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 25.7% | 74 | 10 | 32 min | 75 min | |
| Below 20 | 44.1% | 127 | 4 | 150 min | 325 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 25 minutes and a longest of 245. 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.