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Fair Value Gap Retest Playbook
A continuation setup using imbalance created by strong displacement.
Market context
Useful after clear trend displacement where price leaves an inefficient area and later retests it.
Market: Forex / Indices / Futures · Difficulty: Intermediate
Entry rules
- Identify strong displacement candle
- Mark the imbalance/fair value gap
- Wait for controlled retrace
- Enter only if structure remains aligned
Invalidation
- Gap fully fills with no reaction
- Market structure flips
- Retrace becomes impulsive against your bias
Targets
- Recent swing high/low
- Liquidity pool
- Measured continuation leg
Mistakes to avoid
- Trading tiny low-quality gaps
- Ignoring trend context
- Entering after reaction already happened
Journal tags
FVG, imbalance, continuation, pullback
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