Fair Value Gaps
A fair value gap (FVG), or imbalance, is a three-candle pattern where a fast move leaves a gap the market often returns to 'fill'. This article explains how an FVG forms (the wicks of the first and third candles failing to overlap), why it represents an inefficiency between buyers and sellers, how price tends to rebalance it, the difference from a classical price gap, and how traders use FVGs as both targets and support/resistance zones — with honest caveats.
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