Educational reference. Measured from 629 recorded 1m bars of MET (Micro Ether) on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 8 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 18 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 20.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 13.7%, and below 20 for 66.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 20.0% | 126 | 8 | 18 min | 35 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 13.7% | 86 | 15 | 4 min | 14 min | |
| Below 20 | 66.3% | 417 | 8 | 11 min | 253 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 8 times, with a median stay of 18 minutes and a longest of 35. 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.