Educational reference. Measured from 1282 recorded 1m bars of ZN (10 Year T Note) on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 21 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 14 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 44.9% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 20.3%, and below 20 for 34.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 44.9% | 576 | 21 | 14 min | 125 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 20.3% | 260 | 46 | 4 min | 24 min | |
| Below 20 | 34.8% | 446 | 26 | 10 min | 126 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 21 times, with a median stay of 14 minutes and a longest of 125. 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.