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Lesson 55 of 100•Chapter 06
Smart Money Concepts• 6 mins Read•Level: Advanced

5. Fair Value Gaps (FVG) & Imbalance Inefficiencies: The Magnet Effect

Part of Chapter 06: Market Structure & Smart Money Price Action

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Core Learning Concepts
  • 3-candle formation creating an un-auctioned price void
  • Imbalance between Candle 1 high and Candle 3 low
  • Mitigation and rebalancing: Why price acts like a magnet to fill FVGs

Under healthy auction conditions, price is delivered efficiently: buyers and sellers interact at every tick. However, when large institutional orders enter the market with extreme aggression, price leaps rapidly in a single direction, leaving an imbalance.

A Bullish Fair Value Gap (FVG) occurs across a 3-candle sequence: when the low of Candle 3 does not overlap with the high of Candle 1. The space between them represents an inefficiency where only buying was offered.

Because markets seek equilibrium, these imbalances act as powerful price magnets. Algorithmic market makers frequently return to 'mitigate' (fill) the FVG before continuing the dominant trend.

Quantitative Formula: Bullish FVG Formula
LaTeX Specification
\text{FVG Gap} = \text{Low}(\text{Candle}_3) - \text{High}(\text{Candle}_1) > 0

Mathematical Explanation: The Consequent Encroachment (CE) of an FVG is its exact 50% midpoint, serving as the highest-probability reaction level.

Institutional Execution Insight

Draw a line at the 50% midpoint (Consequent Encroachment) of any prominent 4H FVG. When price wicks into this 50% level, it offers an exceptional entry for continuation trades.

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Market Structure & Smart Money Price Action (10 Lessons)

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1. Swing Highs & Swing Lows: Defining True Structural Points6 mins2. Break of Structure (BOS): Confirming Institutional Trend Continuation6 mins3. Change of Character (CHoCH): Detecting Early Trend Reversals6 mins4. Liquidity Pools & Stop Runs: Understanding Where Orders Cluster6 mins5. Fair Value Gaps (FVG) & Imbalance Inefficiencies: The Magnet Effect6 mins6. Order Blocks (OB): Footprints of Institutional Accumulation6 mins7. Premium vs Discount Pricing: Fibonacci Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)5 mins8. Equal Highs (EQH) & Equal Lows (EQL): Engineered Retail Traps5 mins9. Inducement & Liquidity Sweeps: Trading the 'Turtle Soup' Setup6 mins10. The Smart Money Execution Playbook: A Step-by-Step Trade Walkthrough7 mins