Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 19 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 70.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 13.9%, and below 20 for 15.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 70.2% | 252 | 7 | 19 min | 88 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 13.9% | 50 | 12 | 4 min | 9 min | |
| Below 20 | 15.9% | 57 | 5 | 6 min | 34 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 7 times, with a median stay of 19 minutes and a longest of 88. 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.