Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of GC (Gold) on Friday, October 23, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 57 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 11.3% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 15.2%, and below 20 for 73.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 11.3% | 23 | 2 | 57 min | 100 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 15.2% | 31 | 8 | 15 min | 65 min | |
| Below 20 | 73.5% | 150 | 7 | 55 min | 280 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 2 times, with a median stay of 57 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.
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