Educational reference. Measured from 1298 recorded 1m bars of ZN (10 Year T Note) on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 18 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 25 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 43.1% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 21.3%, and below 20 for 35.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 43.1% | 559 | 18 | 25 min | 160 min | |
| Between 20 and 25 | 21.3% | 277 | 41 | 5 min | 27 min | |
| Below 20 | 35.6% | 462 | 24 | 11 min | 103 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 18 times, with a median stay of 25 minutes and a longest of 160. 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.