Educational reference. Measured from 1341 recorded 1m bars of ZN (10-Year T-Note) on Monday, September 28, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 25 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 17 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 43.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 17.4%, and below 20 for 39.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 43.0% | 576 | 25 | 17 min | 89 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 17.4% | 233 | 48 | 4 min | 23 min | |
| Below 20 | 39.7% | 532 | 24 | 23 min | 53 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 25 times, with a median stay of 17 minutes and a longest of 89. 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.