Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 23 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 19 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 39.1% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 23.5%, and below 20 for 37.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 39.1% | 539 | 23 | 19 min | 97 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 23.5% | 324 | 50 | 5 min | 21 min | |
| Below 20 | 37.5% | 517 | 27 | 14 min | 56 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 23 times, with a median stay of 19 minutes and a longest of 97. 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.