Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 7 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 50 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 25.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.7%, and below 20 for 54.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 25.4% | 70 | 7 | 50 min | 105 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.7% | 57 | 15 | 15 min | 50 min | |
| Below 20 | 54.0% | 149 | 9 | 55 min | 180 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 50 minutes and a longest of 105. 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.