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# Fair value gap fill
- URL: https://www.propfirmduel.com/strategies/fair-value-gap/
- Published: 2026-10-07T22:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T02:59:49.000Z
- Description: A fair value gap is a three-candle pattern where the middle candle moves so fast that the first and third candles' wicks don't overlap. Price often returns to fill that gap before continuing.
- Author: Prop Firm Duel
- Tags: Smart money strategies, #strategy, #school-smart-money, #level-intermediate, #Import 2026-10-07 22:49

TargetStopCandle 1 high and candle 3 low never touchReturn into the gap

Example drawing, not live market data.

1Where's the level?

The gap between candle 1's high and candle 3's low (for a bullish gap).

2What's the trigger?

Price returns into the gap and a candle closes back in the original direction.

3Where is it wrong?

Beyond the far side of the gap.

4Where does it end?

2R.

Markets

Futures, Forex, Crypto

Timeframes

1m to 15m

Sessions

London and New York

Also called

FVG, imbalance

## What it means

A fair value gap is a three-candle pattern where the middle candle moves so fast that the first and third candles' wicks don't overlap. Price often returns to fill that gap before continuing.

## How it is confirmed without repainting

The gap exists only after candle 3 closes, so it is drawn from that point on and never before.

## When it fails

A candle closes completely through the gap.