Educational reference. Measured from 71 recorded 5m bars of SIL (Micro Silver) on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 1 separate time during the session, and the typical visit lasted 30 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 8.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 19.7%, and below 20 for 71.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 8.5% | 6 | 1 | 30 min | 30 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 19.7% | 14 | 3 | 25 min | 35 min | |
| Below 20 | 71.8% | 51 | 3 | 75 min | 130 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 1 time, with a median stay of 30 minutes and a longest of 30. 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.