Educational reference. Measured from 93 recorded 15m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Monday, October 5, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 142 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 20.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 29.0%, and below 20 for 50.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 20.4% | 19 | 2 | 142 min | 210 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 29.0% | 27 | 6 | 67 min | 90 min | |
| Below 20 | 50.5% | 47 | 3 | 285 min | 345 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 142 minutes and a longest of 210. 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.