Where GBPUSD’s ADX sat on August 19, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of GBPUSD on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 12 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 31.6% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 16.7%, and below 20 for 51.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 31.6% | 91 | 12 | 10 min | 205 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 16.7% | 48 | 23 | 5 min | 70 min |
| Below 20 | 51.7% | 149 | 18 | 5 min | 575 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 12 times and left it 12 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest stay of 205 minutes beginning at 02:20 ET. Below 20 there were 18 visits, a median of 5 minutes and a longest of 575 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0% | 33% | 67% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 58% | 33% | 8% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 25% | 17% | 58% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 33% | 25% | 42% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 8% | 92% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 18:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 19:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 20:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: GBPUSD 5m ADX, August 18, 2026
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 GBPUSD on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 — 288 bars from 00:00 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.