Order Blocks, Fair Value Gaps Strategy

Leverage Order Blocks and Fair Value Gaps to identify high-probability entry and exit points. This SMC strategy provides precise trading signals using these key

Published · Updated · Methodology: SMC

Part of: Fair Value Gap (FVG)

  • Methodology: SMC
  • Content type: strategy

Indicators used

  • Order Block
  • Fair Value Gap (FVG)

Source video

Decoded from: 3 Patrones de trading que te harán rentable by Matias Maderna — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to trading patterns
  • 0:10 - Classic Order Blocks explained
  • 0:40 - Entry, SL, TP for Classic Order Block
  • 1:07 - Broken Order Blocks explained
  • 1:25 - Entry, SL, TP for Broken Order Block
  • 1:50 - Fair Value Gaps explained
  • 2:05 - How Fair Value Gaps work

Strategy overview

A Fair Value Gap (FVG) is a price imbalance — the void left behind when a move travels so fast that buyers and sellers never fully transact across a zone — and Smart Money Concepts (SMC) treats those voids as areas price is likely to revisit. This entry decodes "Order Blocks, Fair Value Gaps Strategy," drawn from Matias Maderna's Spanish-language video "3 Patrones de trading que te harán rentable" ("3 trading patterns that will make you profitable"). Rather than weaving the FVG into a single interlocking framework, the video frames it as one of three discrete, self-contained chart patterns a trader can learn to recognize and act on individually.

Those three patterns are the classic order block, the broken order block, and the fair value gap. The classic order block marks the last opposing candle before an impulsive move; the broken order block — the variant that sets this video apart, since it appears less often in SMC explainers — is that same zone after price has already traded through it, flipping its role from support to resistance or the reverse; and the fair value gap is the imbalance that the impulsive move leaves in its wake. Presenting them side by side lets the video contrast where each one sits within the same push of price, instead of collapsing them into one combined signal.

For the two order-block variants, the source video walks through how it defines entry, stop, and target on each setup, and positions the fair value gap as a complementary zone to watch alongside them. The title's promise of profitability is the creator's framing, not a tested result — as with any pattern-based approach, execution details and market context decide whether these zones actually hold. Reading the video against the FVG concept covered elsewhere on the site is the clearest way to see how Maderna orders and distinguishes the three patterns.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Fair Value Gap (FVG)?

A Fair Value Gap is a price imbalance left when a fast, one-sided move skips past a zone without both buyers and sellers fully transacting there. In SMC, traders watch these gaps because price often returns to "rebalance" them, which makes them candidate areas for entries or targets.

What three patterns does this video cover?

Matias Maderna's video covers three SMC chart patterns: the classic order block, the broken order block, and the fair value gap. Each is presented as its own recognizable setup rather than as a single blended signal.

What is a broken order block?

A broken order block is an order block that price has already traded through. Once breached, the zone can flip its role — a former demand zone acting as supply, or vice versa — which is why the video treats it as a distinct pattern from the classic order block.

How can I test a pattern like this before trading it?

Backtest it on historical data and observe how the zones behave in real time before risking capital. Strategy Decoder extracts the structure of strategies like this one from video sources so you can study and evaluate them on TradingView.

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