Educational reference. Measured from 356 recorded 1m bars of SIL (Micro Silver) on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 34 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 49.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 24.2%, and below 20 for 26.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 49.2% | 175 | 5 | 34 min | 75 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 24.2% | 86 | 15 | 5 min | 18 min | |
| Below 20 | 26.7% | 95 | 10 | 4 min | 31 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 5 times, with a median stay of 34 minutes and a longest of 75. 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.