Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of GC (Gold) on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 5 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 1.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 9.9%, and below 20 for 88.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 1.4% | 1 | 1 | 5 min | 5 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 9.9% | 7 | 2 | 17 min | 25 min | |
| Below 20 | 88.7% | 63 | 2 | 157 min | 195 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 1 time, with a median stay of 5 minutes and a longest of 5. 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.