Where Micro S&P 500 MES’s ADX sat on October 18, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 359 recorded 1m bars of MES on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 3 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 101 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 68.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 10.9%, and below 20 for 21.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 68.0% | 244 | 3 | 101 min | 140 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 10.9% | 39 | 8 | 4 min | 15 min |
| Below 20 | 21.2% | 76 | 4 | 16 min | 39 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 3 times and left it 3 times, with a median stay of 101 minutes and a longest stay of 140 minutes beginning at 21:37 ET. Below 20 there were 4 visits, a median of 16 minutes and a longest of 39 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | 22% | 12% | 66% | 59 |
| 19:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 60 |
| 20:00 | 52% | 12% | 37% | 60 |
| 21:00 | 38% | 37% | 25% | 60 |
| 22:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 60 |
| 23:00 | 95% | 5% | 0% | 60 |
What this is and is not
This is a record of where one indicator sat during one completed session. It is not a prediction, 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 MES on Sunday, October 18, 2026 — 359 bars from 18:01 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.