Educational reference. Measured from 1352 recorded 1m bars of YM (E mini Dow) on Monday, October 26, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 23 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 8 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 27.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 22.9%, and below 20 for 49.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 27.5% | 372 | 23 | 8 min | 74 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 22.9% | 310 | 51 | 4 min | 19 min | |
| Below 20 | 49.6% | 670 | 28 | 17 min | 100 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 23 times, with a median stay of 8 minutes and a longest of 74. 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.
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