Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 210 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 63.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 14.9%, and below 20 for 21.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 63.4% | 175 | 5 | 210 min | 245 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 14.9% | 41 | 6 | 27 min | 60 min | |
| Below 20 | 21.7% | 60 | 2 | 150 min | 215 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 5 times, with a median stay of 210 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.