Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of ES (E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 31 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 8 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 42.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 24.0%, and below 20 for 34.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 42.0% | 580 | 31 | 8 min | 111 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 24.0% | 331 | 58 | 4 min | 19 min | |
| Below 20 | 34.0% | 469 | 28 | 8 min | 66 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 31 times, with a median stay of 8 minutes and a longest of 111. 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.