Educational reference. Measured from 103 recorded 10m bars of GC (Gold) on Friday, September 11, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 30 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 13.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 34.0%, and below 20 for 52.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 13.6% | 14 | 3 | 30 min | 100 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 34.0% | 35 | 7 | 40 min | 140 min | |
| Below 20 | 52.4% | 54 | 4 | 95 min | 340 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 30 minutes and a longest of 100. 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.