Fair Value Gap strategyvsMarket Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
Fair Value Gap strategy: Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills. · Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy: Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
Indicators
- Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)
- Market Structure (swing length 50)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Range-bound
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long on the bar a bullish FVG opens (bull_signal > 0).
- Short on a bearish FVG.
- Long on bullish CHoCH — the first sign of an up-regime.
- Short on bearish CHoCH.
Exit rules
- Position closes the bar the gap is filled (rebalanced).
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- An opposite-direction CHoCH closes the position.
- 4% trailing stop, 5-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.
Patient — CHoCH signals are sparse by design. The strategy sits flat for long stretches and then catches the early bar of a regime change.
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 Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Market Structure (swing length 50)).
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
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