Where EURUSD’s ADX sat on August 12, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 287 recorded 5m bars of EURUSD on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 27 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 5 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 59.9% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 18.5%, and below 20 for 21.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 59.9% | 172 | 27 | 5 min | 305 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 18.5% | 53 | 29 | 5 min | 30 min |
| Below 20 | 21.6% | 62 | 22 | 5 min | 105 min |
Why the visit count matters more than the percentage
A share of the session says how much time a reading spent in a band. It does not say whether that time came as one sustained stretch or as repeated brief excursions. Here the reading entered the zone above 25 27 times and left it 27 times, with a median stay of 5 minutes and a longest stay of 305 minutes beginning at 11:10 ET. Below 20 there were 22 visits, a median of 5 minutes and a longest of 105 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 11 |
| 01:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 92% | 8% | 0% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 33% | 17% | 50% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 33% | 67% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 33% | 50% | 17% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 17% | 50% | 33% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 67% | 17% | 17% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 25% | 17% | 58% | 12 |
| 18:00 | 0% | 33% | 67% | 12 |
| 19:00 | 33% | 17% | 50% | 12 |
| 20:00 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 58% | 42% | 0% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
What this is and is not
This is a record of where one indicator sat during one completed session. It is not a forecast, and it makes no claim that any reading preceded a move. Whether crossing 25 tends to be followed by a larger move is a separate question, measured separately.
How this was measured
Every 5m bar recorded for EURUSD on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — 287 bars from 00:05 to 23:55 ET — was classified by its ADX reading. A visit is an unbroken run of consecutive bars in the same band. The session was complete before this page was built.