Educational reference. Measured from 92 recorded 15m bars of NQ (E mini Nasdaq 100) on Monday, October 26, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 0 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 0 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 0.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 6.5%, and below 20 for 93.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 min | 0 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 6.5% | 6 | 1 | 90 min | 90 min | |
| Below 20 | 93.5% | 86 | 2 | 645 min | 690 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 0 times, with a median stay of 0 minutes and a longest of 0. 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.
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