Educational reference. Measured from 94 recorded 5m bars of MNG (Micro Natural Gas) on Friday, September 25, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 40 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 8.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 16.0%, and below 20 for 75.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 8.5% | 8 | 1 | 40 min | 40 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 16.0% | 15 | 2 | 37 min | 60 min | |
| Below 20 | 75.5% | 71 | 2 | 177 min | 335 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 1 time, with a median stay of 40 minutes and a longest of 40. 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.