Where Micro S&P 500 MES’s ADX sat on October 16, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of MES on Friday, October 16, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 182 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 35.8% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 14.7%, and below 20 for 49.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 35.8% | 73 | 2 | 182 min | 320 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 14.7% | 30 | 5 | 20 min | 50 min |
| Below 20 | 49.5% | 101 | 3 | 210 min | 280 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 2 times and left it 2 times, with a median stay of 182 minutes and a longest stay of 320 minutes beginning at 11:10 ET. Below 20 there were 3 visits, a median of 210 minutes and a longest of 280 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0% | 83% | 17% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 50% | 25% | 25% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: MES 5m ADX, October 15, 2026
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 5m bar recorded for MES on Friday, October 16, 2026 — 204 bars from 00:00 to 16:55 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.