Educational reference. Measured from 144 recorded 10m bars of ETHUSD (Ether) on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 40 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 5.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 24.3%, and below 20 for 70.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 5.6% | 8 | 2 | 40 min | 50 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 24.3% | 35 | 6 | 45 min | 140 min | |
| Below 20 | 70.1% | 101 | 4 | 115 min | 760 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 40 minutes and a longest of 50. 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.