Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of NQ (E-mini Nasdaq 100) on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 23 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 60.7% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 13.6%, and below 20 for 25.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 60.7% | 218 | 6 | 23 min | 100 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 13.6% | 49 | 9 | 5 min | 11 min | |
| Below 20 | 25.6% | 92 | 4 | 17 min | 56 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 6 times, with a median stay of 23 minutes and a longest of 100. 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.