Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of BTCUSD (Bitcoin) on Friday, October 23, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 50 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 18.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 10.8%, and below 20 for 70.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 18.4% | 53 | 3 | 50 min | 170 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 10.8% | 31 | 8 | 17 min | 40 min | |
| Below 20 | 70.8% | 204 | 5 | 205 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 3 times, with a median stay of 50 minutes and a longest of 170. 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.
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