Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 5.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 22.5%, and below 20 for 71.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 5.6% | 4 | 2 | 10 min | 15 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 22.5% | 16 | 2 | 40 min | 55 min | |
| Below 20 | 71.8% | 51 | 1 | 255 min | 255 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 2 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest of 15. 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.