Where NQ’s ADX sat on August 18, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 276 recorded 5m bars of NQ on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 2 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 168 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 24.3% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 17.0%, and below 20 for 58.7%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 24.3% | 67 | 2 | 168 min | 170 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 17.0% | 47 | 7 | 25 min | 80 min |
| Below 20 | 58.7% | 162 | 6 | 65 min | 415 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 168 minutes and a longest stay of 170 minutes beginning at 00:00 ET. Below 20 there were 6 visits, a median of 65 minutes and a longest of 415 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 92% | 8% | 0% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 25% | 75% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 83% | 17% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 0% | 55% | 45% | 11 |
| 19:00 | 0% | 42% | 58% | 12 |
| 20:00 | 0% | 33% | 67% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: NQ 5m 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 5m bar recorded for NQ on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 276 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.