Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of NG (Natural Gas) on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 300 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 84.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 15.5%, and below 20 for 0.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 84.5% | 60 | 1 | 300 min | 300 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 15.5% | 11 | 1 | 55 min | 55 min | |
| Below 20 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 min | 0 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 300 minutes and a longest of 300. 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.