Educational reference. Measured from 196 recorded 5m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Friday, September 25, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 35 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 26.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 26.5%, and below 20 for 46.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 26.5% | 52 | 5 | 35 min | 105 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 26.5% | 52 | 8 | 22 min | 80 min | |
| Below 20 | 46.9% | 92 | 4 | 110 min | 230 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 35 minutes and a longest of 105. 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.