Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 99 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 55.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 6.1%, and below 20 for 38.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 55.2% | 198 | 2 | 99 min | 100 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 6.1% | 22 | 4 | 4 min | 13 min | |
| Below 20 | 38.7% | 139 | 2 | 69 min | 135 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 2 times, with a median stay of 99 minutes and a longest of 100. 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.