Inverse FVG (IFVG)

ICT · Timeframe: H1 / M15 / M5 · Sessions: Killzones

An FVG that price closes through loses its role and starts acting as a zone of the opposite sign.

How it works

When a bullish FVG fails and a candle CLOSES below its lower edge, the gap is 'inverted': the buyers defending the zone are trapped and, when price returns to it from below, it often acts as resistance. ICT uses it as a sign of a change in market intent, typically as confirmation after a liquidity sweep.

Step-by-step rules

1. Spot a bullish (or bearish) FVG.
2. Wait for a close fully through the FVG (inversion).
3. Limit order at the edge of the inverted FVG when price comes back to it.
4. Stop: on the other side of the FVG.
5. Target: 2R or the next liquidity.

How Marketalyx tests it

Detector (H1): FVG inverted by a close on the other side within ≤30 candles; limit entry at the edge on the retest; stop beyond the gap; 2R target; valid for 24 candles.

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Related strategies

Power of Three (PO3 / AMD) · Fair Value Gap (FVG) – retest · Order Block (OB) · PDH/PDL liquidity sweep (Turtle Soup) · ICT Silver Bullet · ICT 2022 model (Sweep + MSS + FVG) · Optimal Trade Entry (OTE 62–79%) · Judas Swing

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