Where USDCAD’s ADX sat on August 18, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 288 recorded 5m bars of USDCAD on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 8 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 8 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 34.0% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 13.2%, and below 20 for 52.8%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 34.0% | 98 | 8 | 8 min | 310 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 13.2% | 38 | 21 | 5 min | 30 min |
| Below 20 | 52.8% | 152 | 18 | 10 min | 185 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 8 times and left it 8 times, with a median stay of 8 minutes and a longest stay of 310 minutes beginning at 11:50 ET. Below 20 there were 18 visits, a median of 10 minutes and a longest of 185 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 25% | 50% | 25% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 0% | 58% | 42% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 0% | 8% | 92% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 8% | 92% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 0% | 8% | 92% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 8% | 25% | 67% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 17% | 50% | 33% | 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 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 17:00 | 92% | 8% | 0% | 12 |
| 18:00 | 33% | 42% | 25% | 12 |
| 19:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 20:00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12 |
| 21:00 | 0% | 17% | 83% | 12 |
| 22:00 | 42% | 25% | 33% | 12 |
| 23:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: USDCAD 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 USDCAD on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 288 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.