Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of YM (E mini Dow) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 35 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 57.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 23.2%, and below 20 for 19.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 57.6% | 159 | 6 | 35 min | 470 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 23.2% | 64 | 10 | 27 min | 70 min | |
| Below 20 | 19.2% | 53 | 5 | 45 min | 135 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 6 times, with a median stay of 35 minutes and a longest of 470. 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.