Fair Value Gaps are probably the most talked-about ICT concept. And the most misused.

Here's what I see traders get wrong every single day:

1. They mark every FVG on the chart

Not all gaps are created equal. A FVG in premium with no context is noise. A FVG in discount, inside a Breaker Block, during NY AM Kill Zone? That's a setup.

2. They use FVGs as entries instead of zones

An FVG is an area of interest, not a buy button. You still need a trigger — a CISD, an order block rejection, something that confirms the gap is being respected.

3. They ignore the 50% line

The consequent encroachment (CE / 50% line) of a FVG is where price tends to react. If you're not watching the CE, you're entering blind.

4. They don't differentiate SIBI vs BISI

A Sellside Imbalance / Buyside Inefficiency (SIBI) and a Buyside Imbalance / Sellside Inefficiency (BISI) tell you completely different stories about what smart money is doing. If you're not classifying them, you're just drawing boxes.

5. They don't track inversions

When price trades through an FVG and respects it from the other side, that's an inversion — it becomes support (or resistance). Most traders completely miss this and wonder why "the FVG failed."

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