Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of MGC (Micro Gold) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 10 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 35 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 59.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 23.9%, and below 20 for 16.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 59.4% | 164 | 10 | 35 min | 350 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 23.9% | 66 | 11 | 25 min | 45 min | |
| Below 20 | 16.7% | 46 | 2 | 115 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 10 times, with a median stay of 35 minutes and a longest of 350. 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.