Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of CL (Crude Oil) on Friday, October 16, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 127 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 25.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 12.3%, and below 20 for 62.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 25.0% | 51 | 2 | 127 min | 190 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 12.3% | 25 | 6 | 17 min | 40 min | |
| Below 20 | 62.7% | 128 | 4 | 117 min | 370 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 127 minutes and a longest of 190. 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.