Educational reference. Measured from 1353 recorded 1m bars of ZN (10 Year T Note) on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 31 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 9 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 29.5% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 25.3%, and below 20 for 45.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 29.5% | 399 | 31 | 9 min | 62 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 25.3% | 342 | 57 | 5 min | 16 min | |
| Below 20 | 45.2% | 612 | 27 | 10 min | 136 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 31 times, with a median stay of 9 minutes and a longest of 62. 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.