Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of M6E (Micro Euro FX) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 450 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 80.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 16.3%, and below 20 for 3.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 80.4% | 74 | 3 | 450 min | 630 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 16.3% | 15 | 3 | 60 min | 135 min | |
| Below 20 | 3.3% | 3 | 1 | 45 min | 45 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 450 minutes and a longest of 630. 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.