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Oct 19, 2026 5 min read

Fair Value Gaps (FVG): How to Identify and Test Trading Setups

Fair value gap trading rests on a three-candle pattern that marks where price moved faster than it could be matched. The gap fills more often than not, which is both why it works and why it is over-traded. This guide gives the identification rule, the three things that happen when price returns, the context that separates a gap worth trading from one that is merely a gap, and a procedure for testing an FVG setup on your own pair before risking money on it.

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