Educational reference. Measured from 1262 recorded 1m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 20 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 23 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 50.7% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 19.0%, and below 20 for 30.3%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 50.7% | 640 | 20 | 23 min | 124 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 19.0% | 240 | 42 | 4 min | 21 min | |
| Below 20 | 30.3% | 382 | 22 | 12 min | 55 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 23 minutes and a longest of 124. 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.