Where NQ’s ADX sat on August 18, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 1,380 recorded 1m bars of NQ on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 21 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 14 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 31.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 21.8%, and below 20 for 47.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 31.0% | 428 | 21 | 14 min | 80 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 21.8% | 301 | 50 | 6 min | 19 min |
| Below 20 | 47.2% | 651 | 31 | 17 min | 105 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 21 times and left it 21 times, with a median stay of 14 minutes and a longest stay of 80 minutes beginning at 20:05 ET. Below 20 there were 31 visits, a median of 17 minutes and a longest of 105 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 70% | 18% | 12% | 60 |
| 01:00 | 15% | 47% | 38% | 60 |
| 02:00 | 80% | 20% | 0% | 60 |
| 03:00 | 20% | 42% | 38% | 60 |
| 04:00 | 57% | 35% | 8% | 60 |
| 05:00 | 0% | 27% | 73% | 60 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 15% | 85% | 60 |
| 07:00 | 22% | 38% | 40% | 60 |
| 08:00 | 42% | 8% | 50% | 60 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 5% | 95% | 60 |
| 10:00 | 13% | 7% | 80% | 60 |
| 11:00 | 70% | 30% | 0% | 60 |
| 12:00 | 27% | 22% | 52% | 60 |
| 13:00 | 3% | 22% | 75% | 60 |
| 14:00 | 43% | 37% | 20% | 60 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 27% | 73% | 60 |
| 16:00 | 13% | 3% | 83% | 60 |
| 17:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 47% | 12% | 41% | 59 |
| 19:00 | 52% | 23% | 25% | 60 |
| 20:00 | 92% | 3% | 5% | 60 |
| 21:00 | 42% | 7% | 52% | 60 |
| 22:00 | 5% | 45% | 50% | 60 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 10% | 90% | 60 |
Same reading, previous session: NQ 1m ADX, August 17, 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 1m bar recorded for NQ on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 1,380 bars from 00:00 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.