Educational reference. Measured from 981 recorded 1m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 20 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 20 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 57.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.3%, and below 20 for 22.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 57.4% | 563 | 20 | 20 min | 78 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.3% | 199 | 39 | 4 min | 19 min | |
| Below 20 | 22.3% | 219 | 20 | 8 min | 38 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 20 times, with a median stay of 20 minutes and a longest of 78. 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.