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Fair Value Gap Absorption Indicator

By LuxAlgoJan 17, 2024

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Fair Value Gap Absorption Indicator watches each fair value gap after it forms, not just when it prints. Detection uses the classic three-candle pattern (a large central candle whose neighbors' wicks fail to overlap it), and the tool then keeps that imbalance highlighted until a new gap surfaces, measuring how much of the void price has worked back through along the way.

How to Trade the Fair Value Gap Absorption Indicator?

  • New imbalance appears: a displacement candle has left untraded space; expect price to be drawn back toward it before the move resumes.
  • Mitigation percentage climbs: the gap is being repaired bar by bar. The overlay shows exactly how much absorption has occurred, a process that often spans several candles.
  • Gap fully absorbed: with the inefficiency repaired, continuation in the original trend direction becomes the working scenario.
  • Historical gaps on: keep prior imbalances visible to study how the instrument you trade typically treats them.

Fair Value Gap Absorption Indicator Settings

  • Fair Value Gap Width Filter: a multiplier that filters detections by gap size, tuning sensitivity up or down.
  • Percentage Display of Mitigation: overlays the percent of each imbalance already absorbed directly on the chart.
  • Visibility of Historical Fair Value Gaps: keeps past gaps on display for review.
  • Color options cover bullish and bearish imbalances and their mitigation states.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Also works on

TradingView
NinjaTrader
MetaTrader 4/5
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