Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 16 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 20 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 27.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.0%, and below 20 for 52.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 27.2% | 375 | 16 | 20 min | 74 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.0% | 276 | 41 | 4 min | 36 min | |
| Below 20 | 52.8% | 729 | 26 | 19 min | 117 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 16 times, with a median stay of 20 minutes and a longest of 74. 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.