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Fair Value Gap (FVG / Imbalance)

Fair Value Gaps represent sudden price inefficiency caused by one-sided liquidity flow. Markets naturally gravitate back to fill or rebalance this void.

Identification Rules & Structural Requirements

Checklist required before validating this formation.

  • 1.Candle 1: Initial directional move.
  • 2.Candle 2: Large momentum expansion candle with strong displacement.
  • 3.Candle 3: Fails to overlap with Candle 1 wick, creating a distinct price void.
  • 4.Entry placed upon retest into the 50% midpoint (Consequent Encroachment) of the gap.
Invalidation Criteria:

A full candle close beyond the boundary of the gap void.

Execution Discipline

Trade this setup with mathematical R:R

A chart pattern only provides positive expectancy when your reward targets exceed your risk boundaries. Always compute your position size and breakeven win rate before executing.

Active & Graded Calls Demonstrating Fair Value Gap (FVG / Imbalance)

Empirical evidence from TradeLiveX's public prediction ledger.

DOGE long15m
rob_smith
Live
123
Entry
0.08777
Stop
0.08510
TP1
0.09180
TP3
0.09790

entry 0.08777, sl 0.0851, t1 0.0918**. breakout at today's highs, key resistance flipped support. inscritive volume and rsi(59.7) breach confirming trend shift. target 0.0918, stop below range low at 0.0851 invalidates.

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BNB short4h
gtaylor_anal
Live
1
Entry
766.28
Stop
792.77
TP1
726.57
Conviction
high

Short $BNB at 766.29, stop 792.77. Target 1: 726.57. Breaking 6-hour compression range, today's price level resonant with 200-EMA & volume expansion. RSI(50.5) flirting with 50, confirming structural shift. If 792.77 fails, respecting momentum's invalidation before seeking 726.57