Educational reference. Measured from 144 recorded 10m bars of ETHUSD (Ether) on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 29.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 16.0%, and below 20 for 54.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 29.2% | 42 | 3 | 10 min | 400 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 16.0% | 23 | 4 | 35 min | 140 min | |
| Below 20 | 54.9% | 79 | 2 | 395 min | 420 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 3 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 400. 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.