Mastering ICT iFVGs with Profectus.AI
This guide walks you through the Inverse Fair Value Gaps (iFVG) concept as they are traded in the ICT community, built in Profectus.AI.
Inverse Fair Value Gaps build directly on the Fair Value Gap concept (read the FVG article here), but introduce a shift in market behavior that signals potential reversals or regime changes. When automated, iFVGs become a highly repeatable and objective component of advanced trading systems.
Step 0: Access the Strategy Concept Template [1 Min]
Click the button to load the trading bot directly onto your canvas:
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Step 1: Export the Trading Bot [1 Min]
Before diving into customization, export the bot with the upper right export button to download the file.
Step 2: Upload to MetaTrader 5 [4 Min]
Don’t know how? Refer to our help article "Exporting Your First Strategy".
Step 3: Understand the Logic [1 Min]
The Inverse Fair Value Gap should be used as a strategy component rather than a complete standalone strategy. It can be used on every candle, and it will check the following market conditions on every new candle:
A valid Fair Value Gap formation
Price returning to the FVG
A decisive close beyond the opposite boundary of the FVG
Once inverted, the original FVG can be used as a new area of interest for trades in the opposite direction. In our template, we are looking for a Bullish iFVG, which means we need to use the following logic:
There is a gap between the high of Candle ID 1 & the low of Candle ID 3
Candle ID 1 & Candle ID 2 show impulsive bearish strength
For the Liquidity grab, the high of candle ID 3 needs to be lower than the high of candle ID 2
Once an FVG is found, we store it in a variable to find it again later
The EA looks for a candle close through the FVG, and this flips the FVG into an iFVG.
A Buy limit order is placed at the high of the iFVG
A Stop loss order is placed at the low of the iFVG
When a new iFVG is found, the old one will be deleted, as well as the orders
The key point: Inverse Fair Value Gaps are not entries by default — they are areas of interest to be governed by rules. The iFVG component should not be traded as is.
Step 4: Make It Your Own [10 Min]
You can adjust and experiment:
Add more strategy rules or include the iFVG component in your own strategies
EXPORT and see the differences.
Add the bearish iFVG side to take selling opportunities as well
EXPORT and see the differences
Play around with timeframes and assets
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Refine the rules to fit your own interpretation of the ICT Inverse Fair Value Gap concept
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Conclusion
The Inverse Fair Value Gap is a popular ICT or Smart Money component: simple rules and universal application. Now it’s your turn — backtest it, tweak it, and evolve it into your own winning system.
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