Educational reference. Measured from 101 recorded 10m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Friday, September 25, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 240 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 47.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 18.8%, and below 20 for 33.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 47.5% | 48 | 2 | 240 min | 460 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 18.8% | 19 | 4 | 40 min | 80 min | |
| Below 20 | 33.7% | 34 | 2 | 170 min | 210 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 2 times, with a median stay of 240 minutes and a longest of 460. 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.