Educational reference. Measured from 263 recorded 5m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Monday, September 21, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 70 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 32.7% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 16.7%, and below 20 for 50.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 32.7% | 86 | 5 | 70 min | 200 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 16.7% | 44 | 8 | 20 min | 70 min | |
| Below 20 | 50.6% | 133 | 4 | 175 min | 280 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 70 minutes and a longest of 200. 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.