Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of ETHUSD (Ether) on Monday, September 28, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 25 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 34.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 19.1%, and below 20 for 46.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 34.0% | 98 | 5 | 25 min | 265 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 19.1% | 55 | 9 | 20 min | 90 min | |
| Below 20 | 46.9% | 135 | 5 | 90 min | 285 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 5 times, with a median stay of 25 minutes and a longest of 265. 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.