From FVG to IFVG: the flip
Start with a normal Fair Value Gap. If price respects it, it behaves like support or resistance. But if price displaces straight through the gap and closes on the other side, the original FVG has failed — and that failure is information. The zone "inverts": the level that should have held now becomes a level to trade against.
Why the flip matters
A Fair Value Gap represents who was in control. When that gap is violated cleanly, it tells you the other side has taken over — at least for now. That's why an IFVG can be an early read on a market structure shift: the failure itself is the signal, and the flipped zone becomes a logical place for price to retest before continuing in the new direction.
How to use an IFVG
- Confirm the failure. Look for a decisive close through the original gap, not a single wick poke.
- Mark the flipped zone. The old FVG is now your IFVG — the area you expect to act as the opposite role.
- Wait for the retest. Let price return to the flipped zone and watch for rejection in the new direction.
- Keep context. An IFVG is sharpest when it lines up with your liquidity map and daily bias — not in isolation.
FVG vs IFVG — what's the difference?
Simply put: a Fair Value Gap is an imbalance price tends to return to and respect; an Inverse Fair Value Gap is that same gap after it has failed and flipped role. One is the level holding; the other is the level breaking and being re-used against the prior direction.