Educational reference. Measured from 138 recorded 10m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 50 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 51.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 30.4%, and below 20 for 18.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 51.4% | 71 | 5 | 50 min | 400 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 30.4% | 42 | 7 | 50 min | 120 min | |
| Below 20 | 18.1% | 25 | 1 | 250 min | 250 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 5 times, with a median stay of 50 minutes and a longest of 400. 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.