Where GBPUSD’s ADX sat on August 18, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 1,436 recorded 1m bars of GBPUSD on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 29 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 17 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 37.9% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 22.2%, and below 20 for 39.9%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 37.9% | 544 | 29 | 17 min | 51 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 22.2% | 319 | 58 | 5 min | 14 min |
| Below 20 | 39.9% | 573 | 30 | 12 min | 95 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 29 times and left it 29 times, with a median stay of 17 minutes and a longest stay of 51 minutes beginning at 20:46 ET. Below 20 there were 30 visits, a median of 12 minutes and a longest of 95 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 69% | 24% | 7% | 59 |
| 01:00 | 18% | 47% | 35% | 60 |
| 02:00 | 0% | 20% | 80% | 60 |
| 03:00 | 13% | 38% | 48% | 60 |
| 04:00 | 2% | 30% | 68% | 60 |
| 05:00 | 10% | 28% | 62% | 60 |
| 06:00 | 13% | 13% | 73% | 60 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| 08:00 | 55% | 33% | 12% | 60 |
| 09:00 | 50% | 32% | 18% | 60 |
| 10:00 | 28% | 23% | 48% | 60 |
| 11:00 | 0% | 15% | 85% | 60 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 5% | 95% | 60 |
| 13:00 | 68% | 13% | 18% | 60 |
| 14:00 | 28% | 22% | 50% | 60 |
| 15:00 | 50% | 47% | 3% | 60 |
| 16:00 | 73% | 13% | 13% | 60 |
| 17:00 | 56% | 25% | 19% | 57 |
| 18:00 | 43% | 25% | 32% | 60 |
| 19:00 | 70% | 30% | 0% | 60 |
| 20:00 | 87% | 13% | 0% | 60 |
| 21:00 | 87% | 13% | 0% | 60 |
| 22:00 | 88% | 12% | 0% | 60 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 12% | 88% | 60 |
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 1m bar recorded for GBPUSD on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 1,436 bars from 00:01 to 23:59 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.