Educational reference. Measured from 248 recorded 5m bars of YM (E-mini Dow) on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 140 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 78.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 7.7%, and below 20 for 14.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 78.2% | 194 | 3 | 140 min | 800 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 7.7% | 19 | 4 | 25 min | 25 min | |
| Below 20 | 14.1% | 35 | 2 | 87 min | 160 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 3 times, with a median stay of 140 minutes and a longest of 800. 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.