Fair Value Gaps
Extend multiple three-bar imbalances and dynamically separate mitigated from unfilled area.
Indicator overview
Use Fair Value Gaps to mark price areas skipped during a fast advance or decline. Green zones show bullish imbalance and can be watched for support on a pullback. Red zones show bearish imbalance and can be watched for resistance on a rebound.
They are useful for planning trend-aligned pullback entries, reaction zones, and partial targets. Gray fill shows the portion already revisited, while the remaining colored area is still active; the midline marks a half-fill reference. A return to an FVG does not guarantee reversal, so wait for rejection or fresh structure confirmation.
How to read the chart
- Green FVG zone
- Bullish imbalance left by upward displacement
- Red FVG zone
- Bearish imbalance left by downward displacement
- Dynamic gray overlay
- The portion of the gap already traded during mitigation
- Midline
- The 50% balance point for observing partial-fill response
- Stopped zone
- A filled or expired imbalance no longer extends as active
Signal confirmation
Imbalance confirmed
A three-bar non-overlap exists and exceeds the minimum ATR width
Partial fill
Price enters the gap without reaching the configured completion threshold
Completed fill
Price reaches the threshold and the live zone stops extending
Further viewing
Watch on YouTubeThis video is for feature guidance only. Use the output and parameters shown on this page as the source of truth.
How to use it
- 01
Trade FVG retests in the higher-timeframe trend direction to reduce countertrend traps
- 02
Prioritize imbalances overlapping an Order Block, BOS level, or liquidity sweep
- 03
Wait for rejection or lower-timeframe structure after price enters instead of using blind limits
- 04
Place the stop beyond structural invalidation, not mechanically at the painted edge
Wide spreads, overnight-gap-dominated markets, adjusted-price discontinuities, and noisy micro gaps.
Parameter guide
Smallest accepted gap width relative to ATR
How much of the zone must trade before completion; 50% is optional
Maximum bars an unfilled zone remains live
Maximum latest active FVG zones extending together
Current, 4×, or 12×; a higher-timeframe zone appears only after its third candle closes
For technical-analysis education only, not investment advice. Use independent judgment and risk controls.