Educational reference. Measured from 43 recorded 5 minute sessions of YM (E mini Dow), September 3 to October 23, 2026. Updated as each new session is recorded.
In a typical session the 5 minute ADX on YM spends 46.3% of its time above 25, 19.9% between 20 and 25 and 33.8% below 20. It enters the upper zone about 5 separate times per session and the lower zone about 4.
The most time above 25 was on September 13, 2026 (100.0% of the session). The most time below 20 was on September 24, 2026 (75.0%).
Over the last 5 sessions the ADX spent 43.5% of its time above 25 and 34.9% below 20 — less time in the upper zone than its 43 session average of 46.3%.
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.
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.
| Session | Above 25 | Between 20 and 25 | Below 20 | Visits up | Visits down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 23, 2026 | 38.7% | 25.0% | 36.3% | 4 | 7 |
| Thu Oct 22, 2026 | 31.2% | 22.8% | 46.0% | 5 | 6 |
| Wed Oct 21, 2026 | 57.6% | 23.2% | 19.2% | 6 | 5 |
| Tue Oct 20, 2026 | 47.8% | 18.5% | 33.7% | 8 | 4 |
| Mon Oct 19, 2026 | 42.0% | 18.5% | 39.5% | 5 | 6 |
| Sun Oct 18, 2026 | 31.0% | 21.1% | 47.9% | 1 | 3 |
| Fri Oct 16, 2026 | 53.9% | 18.1% | 27.9% | 6 | 4 |
| Thu Oct 15, 2026 | 33.3% | 23.6% | 43.1% | 7 | 6 |
| Wed Oct 14, 2026 | 58.3% | 19.9% | 21.7% | 6 | 4 |
| Tue Oct 13, 2026 | 71.7% | 16.7% | 11.6% | 5 | 3 |
| Mon Oct 12, 2026 | 30.4% | 27.2% | 42.4% | 7 | 7 |
| Sun Oct 11, 2026 | 68.6% | 11.4% | 20.0% | 1 | 1 |
| Fri Oct 9, 2026 | 54.9% | 27.0% | 18.1% | 4 | 5 |
| Wed Oct 7, 2026 | 60.5% | 18.1% | 21.4% | 5 | 5 |
| Tue Oct 6, 2026 | 39.9% | 16.7% | 43.5% | 5 | 3 |
| Mon Oct 5, 2026 | 48.2% | 28.3% | 23.6% | 6 | 4 |
| Sun Oct 4, 2026 | 19.7% | 32.4% | 47.9% | 2 | 3 |
| Fri Oct 2, 2026 | 39.2% | 23.0% | 37.7% | 4 | 4 |
| Thu Oct 1, 2026 | 60.1% | 17.0% | 22.8% | 4 | 3 |
| Wed Sep 30, 2026 | 49.6% | 27.5% | 22.8% | 7 | 5 |
| Tue Sep 29, 2026 | 72.8% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 5 | 2 |
| Mon Sep 28, 2026 | 32.2% | 29.7% | 38.0% | 6 | 8 |
| Sun Sep 27, 2026 | 62.3% | 23.2% | 14.5% | 2 | 2 |
| Fri Sep 25, 2026 | 35.8% | 14.7% | 49.5% | 3 | 3 |
| Thu Sep 24, 2026 | 9.4% | 15.6% | 75.0% | 3 | 8 |
| Wed Sep 23, 2026 | 49.3% | 21.0% | 29.7% | 5 | 6 |
| Tue Sep 22, 2026 | 56.9% | 19.2% | 23.9% | 4 | 3 |
| Mon Sep 21, 2026 | 70.3% | 10.3% | 19.4% | 6 | 2 |
| Sun Sep 20, 2026 | 11.3% | 36.6% | 52.1% | 2 | 2 |
| Fri Sep 18, 2026 | 29.1% | 15.8% | 55.2% | 9 | 19 |
| Thu Sep 17, 2026 | 33.9% | 19.5% | 46.6% | 3 | 4 |
| Wed Sep 16, 2026 | 43.1% | 16.4% | 40.4% | 5 | 5 |
| Tue Sep 15, 2026 | 78.2% | 7.7% | 14.1% | 3 | 2 |
| Mon Sep 14, 2026 | 40.1% | 25.0% | 34.9% | 6 | 6 |
| Sun Sep 13, 2026 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0 |
| Fri Sep 11, 2026 | 39.5% | 14.1% | 46.3% | 3 | 4 |
| Thu Sep 10, 2026 | 51.1% | 18.8% | 30.1% | 4 | 4 |
| Wed Sep 9, 2026 | 39.1% | 26.1% | 34.8% | 5 | 6 |
| Tue Sep 8, 2026 | 37.0% | 32.6% | 30.4% | 5 | 8 |
| Mon Sep 7, 2026 | 24.1% | 8.3% | 67.5% | 2 | 4 |
| Sun Sep 6, 2026 | 84.3% | 15.7% | 0.0% | 2 | 0 |
| Fri Sep 4, 2026 | 34.6% | 18.0% | 47.3% | 7 | 3 |
| Thu Sep 3, 2026 | 21.7% | 17.4% | 60.9% | 2 | 7 |
How often is YM ADX above 25 on the 5 minute chart? Across the 43 recorded sessions from September 3 to October 23, 2026, the 5 minute ADX on YM sat above 25 for 46.3% of the session on average, entering that zone about 5 separate times in a typical session.
How much of the session does YM ADX spend below 20? On average 33.8% of each 5 minute session, over a median of 4 separate visits. The most was 75.0% on September 24, 2026.
Is there a ADX indicator for NinjaTrader 8 and MetaTrader 5 that shows these levels? These readings come from the PredictIndicators.ai feed, which runs on NinjaTrader 8 and MetaTrader 5 and plots the same ADX on your own YM chart. PredictIndicators also predicts where the ADX goes next, up to 30 bars ahead, on the same chart.
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