Fair Value Gap strategyvsLiquidity sweep reversal strategy
Fair Value Gap strategy: Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills. · Liquidity sweep reversal strategy: Equal-highs / equal-lows mark stop pools — fade the sweep when liquidity gets grabbed.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
Liquidity sweep reversal strategy
Equal-highs / equal-lows mark stop pools — fade the sweep when liquidity gets grabbed.
Indicators
- Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)
- Equal Highs/Lows (swing 3)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Range-bound
Range-bound
Entry rules
- Long on the bar a bullish FVG opens (bull_signal > 0).
- Short on a bearish FVG.
- Short on an EQH sweep — buy-side stops grabbed, sellers step in.
- Long on an EQL sweep — sell-side stops grabbed, buyers reload.
Exit rules
- Position closes the bar the gap is filled (rebalanced).
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- Opposite-side sweep closes the trade — that's the next liquidity event and the reversal leg is done.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Momentum-into-imbalance — fires on explosive bars, exits when the imbalance reverts. Equity curve is choppy with frequent small trades; works best when price respects imbalances and gives the bot a chance to ride the displacement.
Advanced — sweep recognition is fast and noisy on short timeframes. Lots of small trades, occasional clean reversals when the sweep is the real local extreme. Pair with risk management; the entry triggers right into the wick.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick Fair Value Gap strategy
- You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills."
- You want a long & short bot on 5m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)).
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
When to pick Liquidity sweep reversal strategy
- You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Equal-highs / equal-lows mark stop pools — fade the sweep when liquidity gets grabbed."
- You want a long & short bot on 5m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Equal Highs/Lows (swing 3)).
Equal-highs / equal-lows mark stop pools — fade the sweep when liquidity gets grabbed.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
Liquidity sweep reversal strategy
Equal-highs / equal-lows mark stop pools — fade the sweep when liquidity gets grabbed.
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