Where SPY’s ADX sat on August 5, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 921 recorded 1m bars of SPY on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 12 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 24 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 34.2% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 16.7%, and below 20 for 49.1%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 34.2% | 315 | 12 | 24 min | 63 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 16.7% | 154 | 28 | 4 min | 14 min |
| Below 20 | 49.1% | 452 | 17 | 14 min | 121 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 12 times and left it 12 times, with a median stay of 24 minutes and a longest stay of 63 minutes beginning at 11:22 ET. Below 20 there were 17 visits, a median of 14 minutes and a longest of 121 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:00 | 85% | 10% | 5% | 59 |
| 05:00 | 24% | 12% | 65% | 51 |
| 06:00 | 54% | 6% | 40% | 52 |
| 07:00 | 23% | 15% | 62% | 60 |
| 08:00 | 62% | 15% | 23% | 60 |
| 09:00 | 13% | 50% | 37% | 60 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 28% | 72% | 60 |
| 11:00 | 63% | 10% | 27% | 60 |
| 12:00 | 42% | 20% | 38% | 60 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 23% | 77% | 60 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 60 |
| 15:00 | 5% | 15% | 80% | 60 |
| 16:00 | 27% | 17% | 57% | 60 |
| 17:00 | 36% | 7% | 58% | 59 |
| 18:00 | 89% | 11% | 0% | 54 |
| 19:00 | 31% | 29% | 40% | 45 |
| 20:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
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 SPY on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 — 921 bars from 04:01 to 20:00 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.