Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of SIL (Micro Silver) on Friday, September 18, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 5 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 30 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 58.8% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 35.8%, and below 20 for 5.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 58.8% | 120 | 5 | 30 min | 315 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 35.8% | 73 | 7 | 30 min | 165 min | |
| Below 20 | 5.4% | 11 | 1 | 55 min | 55 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 30 minutes and a longest of 315. 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.