Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 24 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 9 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 31.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.1%, and below 20 for 48.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 31.0% | 428 | 24 | 9 min | 75 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.1% | 277 | 49 | 4 min | 15 min | |
| Below 20 | 48.9% | 675 | 26 | 14 min | 118 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 24 times, with a median stay of 9 minutes and a longest of 75. 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.