Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 37.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 10.3%, and below 20 for 52.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 37.6% | 135 | 7 | 3 min | 84 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 10.3% | 37 | 10 | 4 min | 6 min | |
| Below 20 | 52.1% | 187 | 3 | 16 min | 161 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 3 minutes and a longest of 84. 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.