What Does Directional Movement and ADX Actually Read on M2K 5-minute Charts?
Educational reference. Measured from 7,812 recorded values on Micro E-mini Russell 2000 5-minute charts through October 2, 2026.
The middle half of all readings sat between 14.95 and 26.87, with a median of 20.28.
Directional Movement and ADX measures how strongly a market is trending, and which side is doing the work. This page reports what it actually read on Micro E-mini Russell 2000 5-minute charts — not what it is supposed to do, but the distribution of 7,812 recorded values over the last 90 days.
| Series | Median | Middle half | 5th / 95th | Full range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADX | 20.28 | 14.95 – 26.87 | 10.30 / 38.46 | 6.62 – 54.60 |
| DiPlus | 27.66 | 22.06 – 33.43 | 15.02 / 42.16 | 5.87 – 76.12 |
| DiMinus | 27.61 | 22.44 – 33.69 | 15.16 / 42.51 | 6.53 – 67.42 |
The median is the middle reading, so a single unusual session cannot drag it. The middle half is where Directional Movement and ADX sat on half of all bars — the range you should expect to see most of the time on this chart.
How this was measured
Every 5-minute bar of Micro E-mini Russell 2000 recorded in the last 90 days was read, and the values grouped without smoothing or filtering. Series with fewer than 400 readings are omitted rather than shown on thin evidence. These are recorded values, not predictions.