Inversion FVG (IFVG)

What it is

An inversion fair value gap (often called an inverse FVG) is an FVG that failed: instead of respecting it, a candle body closed through it. The gap then often flips role, so a failed bearish FVG can act as support, and a failed bullish FVG as resistance.

Watch the abbreviation: some ICT material also uses IFVG for an implied fair value gap, a different thing (a gap read from overlapping wicks). On this site IFVG means inversion.

How to spot it

• Start with a clear FVG.
• Wait for a candle body to close beyond the far side of the gap. That close turns it into an IFVG.
• IFVGs that form as part of a change of character are the strongest.

How to use it

• After the close through, look for price to come back to the gap and hold it from the other side.
• Stop beyond the gap; target the next liquidity.

Common mistakes

• Calling a wick through the gap an inversion; it needs a close.
• Using it with no wider context, like trading against the higher-timeframe trend.

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