Educational reference. Measured from 205 recorded 5m bars of SI (Silver) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 95 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 18.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 15.1%, and below 20 for 66.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 18.5% | 38 | 2 | 95 min | 100 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 15.1% | 31 | 5 | 20 min | 75 min | |
| Below 20 | 66.3% | 136 | 3 | 235 min | 310 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 2 times, with a median stay of 95 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.