Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 145 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 40.8% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 32.4%, and below 20 for 26.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 40.8% | 29 | 1 | 145 min | 145 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 32.4% | 23 | 4 | 27 min | 50 min | |
| Below 20 | 26.8% | 19 | 4 | 15 min | 60 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 1 time, with a median stay of 145 minutes and a longest of 145. 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.