Where GBPUSD’s ADX sat on August 20, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of GBPUSD on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 17 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 10 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 35.4% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 15.6%, and below 20 for 49.0%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 35.4% | 102 | 17 | 10 min | 245 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 15.6% | 45 | 25 | 10 min | 20 min |
| Below 20 | 49.0% | 141 | 28 | 5 min | 270 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 17 times and left it 17 times, with a median stay of 10 minutes and a longest stay of 245 minutes beginning at 04:00 ET. Below 20 there were 28 visits, a median of 5 minutes and a longest of 270 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 33% | 17% | 50% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 25% | 33% | 42% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 33% | 25% | 42% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 25% | 58% | 17% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 50% | 42% | 8% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 8% | 33% | 58% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 8% | 92% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 0% | 25% | 75% | 12 |
| 18:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 19:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 20:00 | 50% | 17% | 33% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 42% | 42% | 17% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: GBPUSD 5m ADX, August 19, 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 Thursday, August 20, 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.