Educational reference. Measured from 1352 recorded 1m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Monday, September 28, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 25 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 9 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 24.1% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 23.4%, and below 20 for 52.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 24.1% | 326 | 25 | 9 min | 50 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 23.4% | 317 | 54 | 5 min | 19 min | |
| Below 20 | 52.4% | 709 | 30 | 18 min | 82 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 25 times, with a median stay of 9 minutes and a longest of 50. 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.