Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) have become one of the most powerful tools for traders who want to understand the true intentions of institutional order flow.
The technical desk at Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital teaches that FVGs are less about prediction and more about understanding how algorithmic order books rebalance themselves.
Understanding the Anatomy of an FVG
An FVG forms when the market displaces violently in one direction, preventing the opposite side from offering liquidity at fair value.
Why Smart Money Loves FVGs
FVGs expose where large players entered the market with force.
How to Trade Fair Value Gaps
1. Identify the Displacement
Before an FVG matters, there must be displacement—strong, directional movement marked by high volume or momentum.
2. Mark the Gap
Highlight the zone between the prior candle’s high and the next candle’s low (or vice versa).
3. Wait for the Retracement
The best entries occur when price revisits the FVG, taps into it, and shows signs of rejection or continuation.
4. Align With Market Structure
An FVG entry aligned with higher-timeframe direction is exponentially more effective.
5. Use FVGs as Targets
Marking both bullish and bearish gaps creates natural take-profit levels.
The Institutional Edge FVGs Provide
They reveal where institutional orders entered, where they left inefficiencies, and where price is likely to return.
Combine FVG logic with market AI portfolio management systems structure, liquidity pools, and volume confirmation, and you have one of the strongest frameworks available to retail traders today—one that aligns perfectly with the advanced methodologies taught inside Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital.
FVGs aren’t signals—they’re context.
And once you learn their language, the market starts to speak back.