BITCOIN ADX AND DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT
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Bitcoin ADX and Directional Movement
1D candles · Maketo combined market · 879 available candles in this view
Last closed candle: 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC. The reading uses completed candles.
Read the latest chart values as a table
| UTC candle start | Trend strength |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 00:00:00 UTC | 36.768 |
| 2026-06-29 00:00:00 UTC | 36.712 |
| 2026-07-06 00:00:00 UTC | 29.639 |
| 2026-07-14 00:00:00 UTC | 24.053 |
| 2026-07-22 00:00:00 UTC | 19.317 |
| 2026-07-29 00:00:00 UTC | 16.225 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00:00 UTC | 13.039 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00:00 UTC | 12.583 |
| 2026-08-22 00:00:00 UTC | 25.548 |
| 2026-08-29 00:00:00 UTC | 40.574 |
| 2026-09-06 00:00:00 UTC | 47.375 |
| 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC | 47.836 |
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Maketo. Bitcoin ADX and Directional Movement (adx; period 14), 1D candles, Maketo combined market. Last closed candle: 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC. Calculation version 1.0.0. https://maketo.com/technical-indicators/adx#interval=1D&range=All&variant=adx&settings=%7B%22period%22%3A14%7D
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The daily reading
· Completed daily candles · Default settings
At the 2026-09-07 UTC close, the reading was 47.8356. The previous available reading was 47.3752. This measures the strength of a price trend. Its value alone does not say whether price is rising or falling. The selected period is 14 daily candles.
Daily value: 47.836. Clear trend.
This dated summary is calculated once after the daily close. Changing the live chart’s interval or settings does not rewrite it.
A dated Bitcoin example
On , Bitcoin ADX and Directional Movement read 47.836 on completed daily candles, using ADX · period 14. This is the dated default calculation; a different candle interval answers a different question.
What does this reading describe?
Read ADX alongside the directional lines. Rising ADX says the directional pattern is strengthening, whichever way price is moving.
How is it calculated?
Directional movement compares successive highs and lows. Wilder smoothing relates positive and negative movement to true range. ADX smooths the percentage gap between the two directional measures over 14 periods.
Shared calculation conventionsWhat does a worked example look like?
An ADX of 35 with +DI above −DI describes a firmer upward pattern. The same ADX with −DI above +DI describes a firmer downward pattern. These are illustrative values.
What does this mean for you?
ADX can stay high after a large move has ended. Treat common levels such as 20 or 25 as conventions, not universal boundaries.
How does it compare?
ADX uses the size of directional movement. Aroon measures how recently window highs and lows occurred.
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Where it stands today
At the 2026-09-07 UTC close, the reading was 47.8356. The previous available reading was 47.3752. This measures the strength of a price trend. Its value alone does not say whether price is rising or falling. The selected period is 14 daily candles. as of .
ADX measures how strongly prices have been moving in a consistent direction. The two directional lines describe which side has the advantage; ADX itself has no upward or downward sign.