Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of GC (Gold) on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 60 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 44.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 25.4%, and below 20 for 30.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 44.2% | 61 | 5 | 60 min | 400 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 25.4% | 35 | 8 | 40 min | 80 min | |
| Below 20 | 30.4% | 42 | 3 | 170 min | 170 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 60 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.