Fair Value Gap strategyvsVFI Volume Flow strategy
Fair Value Gap strategy: Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills. · VFI Volume Flow strategy: Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
VFI Volume Flow strategy
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Indicators
- Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)
- VFI (length 130, signal EMA 5)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Range-bound
Volume-led participation
Entry rules
- Long on the bar a bullish FVG opens (bull_signal > 0).
- Short on a bearish FVG.
- Long when VFI crosses up through its signal line AND VFI is above zero (confirmed accumulation).
- Short on the mirrored down-cross below zero.
Exit rules
- Position closes the bar the gap is filled (rebalanced).
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- Opposite VFI/signal crossover closes the trade.
- 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.
Slow oscillator — fewer trades than a price-based crossover, but each one is volume-confirmed. Equity curve is patient: long quiet stretches punctuated by participation surges.
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 VFI Volume Flow strategy
- You expect volume-led participation — the thesis is "Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal."
- You want a long & short bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (VFI (length 130, signal EMA 5)).
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
VFI Volume Flow strategy
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
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