Don’t totally understand the ovulation tests, please help!!

Sydney

Hi I’m new to taking ovulation tests and I don’t think I understand how they work completely. (Btw I’m using the dollar tree ones but google says they are genuinely accurate) I always see woman have a progression with the line getting darker and the darkest line indicates a surge correct? Well around when should the line start progressing theoretically? My fertile window is now (oct 1-oct9 based on various apps) so I started testing the 1st. So far only the faintest of lines and I guess I’m wondering if my predicted ovulation is October 5th or October 6th does that mean I should start seeing the line progress now? Today is the 3rd. (I’m also experiencing other symptoms: discharge is getting more abundant and stretchy (last night like water though) and my husband said my cervix felt high and soft). Just when should i theoretically see my line start to progress assuming I’m ovulating normally?