Educational reference. Measured from 530 recorded 1m bars of MET (Micro Ether) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 19 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 16.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 16.2%, and below 20 for 67.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 16.6% | 88 | 5 | 19 min | 31 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 16.2% | 86 | 15 | 4 min | 19 min | |
| Below 20 | 67.2% | 356 | 11 | 16 min | 87 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 5 times, with a median stay of 19 minutes and a longest of 31. 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.