Educational reference. Measured from 137 recorded 10m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Monday, September 21, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 400 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 58.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 19.0%, and below 20 for 22.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 58.4% | 80 | 2 | 400 min | 750 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 19.0% | 26 | 4 | 65 min | 90 min | |
| Below 20 | 22.6% | 31 | 2 | 155 min | 270 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 400 minutes and a longest of 750. 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.