Educational reference. Measured from 18 recorded 15 minute sessions of RTY (RTY), September 30 to October 23, 2026. Updated as each new session is recorded.
In a typical session the 15 minute ADX on RTY spends 41.8% of its time above 25, 23.2% between 20 and 25 and 35.0% below 20. It enters the upper zone about 2 separate times per session and the lower zone about 2.
The most time above 25 was on October 8, 2026 (96.7% of the session). The most time below 20 was on October 19, 2026 (87.0%).
Over the last 5 sessions the ADX spent 28.5% of its time above 25 and 51.3% below 20 — less time in the upper zone than its 18 session average of 41.8%.
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.
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.
| Session | Above 25 | Between 20 and 25 | Below 20 | Visits up | Visits down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 23, 2026 | 22.1% | 14.7% | 63.2% | 1 | 2 |
| Thu Oct 22, 2026 | 48.9% | 19.6% | 31.5% | 2 | 2 |
| Wed Oct 21, 2026 | 29.3% | 47.8% | 22.8% | 4 | 2 |
| Tue Oct 20, 2026 | 41.3% | 6.5% | 52.2% | 1 | 2 |
| Mon Oct 19, 2026 | 1.1% | 12.0% | 87.0% | 1 | 2 |
| Fri Oct 16, 2026 | 69.1% | 19.1% | 11.8% | 2 | 1 |
| Thu Oct 15, 2026 | 30.4% | 39.1% | 30.4% | 2 | 2 |
| Wed Oct 14, 2026 | 51.1% | 14.1% | 34.8% | 2 | 2 |
| Tue Oct 13, 2026 | 29.3% | 28.3% | 42.4% | 2 | 3 |
| Mon Oct 12, 2026 | 48.9% | 44.6% | 6.5% | 6 | 3 |
| Fri Oct 9, 2026 | 17.6% | 23.5% | 58.8% | 1 | 2 |
| Thu Oct 8, 2026 | 96.7% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2 | 0 |
| Wed Oct 7, 2026 | 88.0% | 12.0% | 0.0% | 2 | 0 |
| Tue Oct 6, 2026 | 42.4% | 21.7% | 35.9% | 2 | 1 |
| Mon Oct 5, 2026 | 8.7% | 32.6% | 58.7% | 2 | 5 |
| Fri Oct 2, 2026 | 67.2% | 10.4% | 22.4% | 1 | 2 |
| Thu Oct 1, 2026 | 23.6% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 2 | 3 |
| Wed Sep 30, 2026 | 36.5% | 30.6% | 32.9% | 2 | 2 |
How often is RTY ADX above 25 on the 15 minute chart? Across the 18 recorded sessions from September 30 to October 23, 2026, the 15 minute ADX on RTY sat above 25 for 41.8% of the session on average, entering that zone about 2 separate times in a typical session.
How much of the session does RTY ADX spend below 20? On average 35.0% of each 15 minute session, over a median of 2 separate visits. The most was 87.0% on October 19, 2026.
Is there a ADX indicator for NinjaTrader 8 and MetaTrader 5 that shows these levels? These readings come from the PredictIndicators.ai feed, which runs on NinjaTrader 8 and MetaTrader 5 and plots the same ADX on your own RTY chart. PredictIndicators also predicts where the ADX goes next, up to 30 bars ahead, on the same chart.
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