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FVG Method

Learn the FVG Method, an SMC trading strategy utilizing Fair Value Gaps for market analysis. Discover entry points based on this core concept.

Published · Archived · Methodology: SMC

  • Algo score: 70%
  • Discretionary score: 50%

This strategy was decoded from a public trading video but did not clear Strategy Decoder's codifiability bar: the extraction could not pin the rules down precisely enough to be turned into a reviewable specification. It is kept here as a reference post-mortem rather than as a strategy you can trade or backtest.

Part of: Fair Value Gap (FVG)

  • Methodology: SMC
  • Content type: strategy

Indicators mentioned

  • Fair Value Gap (FVG)

Why this strategy was archived

A Fair Value Gap (FVG) is a price imbalance left behind when a strong impulsive move prints a three-candle sequence in which the first and third candle wicks do not overlap, leaving an unfilled zone that Smart Money Concepts traders watch as a potential magnet or reaction area. This entry decodes LuxAlgo's video "Ridiculously Profitable FVG Method", which builds its approach around identifying those gaps and using them as the anchor for trade location.

**Why this entry is archived.** Our extraction identified the structural core — the Fair Value Gap as the central tool and an SMC framing around it — but the rule set stopped short of being automatable. Which gaps qualify and which are ignored, what confirms an entry once price returns to one, and where stops and targets are placed are referenced rather than specified to the precision code requires. Coding it would mean filling those blanks with our own assumptions, and an entry that depends on guesswork is not a faithful decode of the source. Our extraction scored it below the codifiability bar for the active catalog.

**What it still offers.** The video is useful as visual instruction on imbalance: seeing FVGs marked on real charts is how most traders first learn to spot them, and LuxAlgo's presentation makes the pattern easy to recognize. Treat it as an entry point to the concept rather than as a system to trade — and see the Fair Value Gap concept hub for decoded entries where the qualifying conditions, confirmation triggers and exit logic were fully extracted.

Source video

Decoded from: Ridiculously Profitable FVG Method by LuxAlgo — watch the original

Frequently asked questions

Why is this FVG Method entry archived?

Our extraction identified the Fair Value Gap as the central tool but found the surrounding rules incomplete — no precise definition of which gaps qualify, what confirms an entry, or how stops and targets are set. That scored below the codifiability bar we require for the active catalog.

What is a Fair Value Gap in trading?

A price imbalance left by a strong impulsive move, visible as a three-candle sequence where the first and third candle wicks do not overlap. Smart Money Concepts traders treat the unfilled zone as an area price may revisit.

Is the video still worth watching?

Yes, as an introduction to the concept. It shows Fair Value Gaps marked on real charts, which is the fastest way to learn to recognize the pattern — the part it leaves open is the mechanical rule set around it.

Where can I find codifiable FVG strategies?

The Fair Value Gap concept hub and the wider Smart Money Concepts hubs list decoded video strategies where complete entry, confirmation and exit rules were successfully extracted.

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