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Fair Value Gap · ETH · 12H

Fair Value Gap on ETH 12H.

Botsfolio Analyst
Botsfolio Analyst · Automated setup detection
Published August 25, 2026
Methodology: Jay Sharma
TL;DR

A Fair Value Gap formed on ETH 12H. Historically the Fair Value Gap on ETH 12H resolved toward the primary target in 4570% of 70 instances before touching invalidation, with an expectancy of -0.02R per instance. This is descriptive analysis of a chart structure, not personalized guidance.

Validation trigger
2,442.55
Invalidation zone
2,403.435
Primary target
2,481.665
Historical win rate
4570%
Expectancy
-0.02R
Sample size
70 instances

What formed

A fair value gap, or imbalance, is a three-candle pattern where the middle candle moves so fast that the wicks of the first and third candle don't overlap, leaving a small untraded gap in price. Because that range was skipped, price often returns to rebalance it before continuing.

It appears during sharp, one-directional moves, often off news or a liquidity grab. The faster and larger the displacement, the bigger the gap. Gaps that sit alongside an order block or a key level tend to matter more than isolated ones.

Key levels

LevelValue
Validation trigger2,442.55
Invalidation zone2,403.435
Primary target level2,481.665
Secondary target level2,548
Distance to invalidation1.60%

Descriptive analysis of a chart structure. Not personalized guidance.

Historical resolution

How the Fair Value Gap has actually resolved across our backtest sample, computed walk-forward on real historical candles.

CoinTFNWin %Expectancy RAvg hold (bars)
BTC1H89249%-0.19R6.2
BTC4H24747%-0.16R5.7
BTC6H16954%+0.01R5.8
BTC8H12844%-0.14R5.4
BTC12H7647%-0.14R5.1
BTC1D4945%-0.21R3.4
ETH1H88853%-0.04R6.3
ETH4H21043%-0.23R7.2
ETH6H15652%-0.01R6.3
ETH8H11251%-0.03R6.9
ETH12H7046%-0.02R6.4
ETH1D3754%+0.08R6.4
HYPE1H34054%+0.01R5.4
HYPE4H8151%+0.11R5.4
HYPE6H6033%-0.36R4.8
HYPE8H4850%+0.03R4.8
HYPE12H3238%-0.23R4.0
HYPE1D1953%+0.21R4.7
SOL1H92349%-0.10R6.1
SOL4H24943%-0.17R5.6
SOL6H15546%-0.10R6.3
SOL8H11459%+0.14R6.6
SOL12H8249%-0.05R6.1
SOL1D4749%-0.01R5.8
ZEC1H91553%-0.00R6.1
ZEC4H22051%+0.01R6.5
ZEC6H15854%+0.09R6.8
ZEC8H10950%-0.01R7.2
ZEC12H8154%+0.08R6.2
ZEC1D3563%+0.21R6.9
Backtested fair-value-gap outcomes, book early management, both direction. Net of 0.12% round-trip fees. Rows with n < 20 shown greyed. Methodology
How we compute this
Fixed 2% risk per trade; position size comes from the distance to invalidation. Returns are non-compounded (a flat 2% risk each time), reported net of a 0.12% round-trip fee. Rows below 20 historical instances are surfaced as directional, not conclusive.

How this pattern behaves

The common read is whether price returns to the gap and reacts, or fills straight through it. A partial fill that holds is read differently from a full fill that keeps going. We track the historical follow-through rather than assuming either.

Also known as: FVG.

FAQ

A fair value gap, or imbalance, is a three-candle pattern where the middle candle moves so fast that the wicks of the first and third candle don't overlap, leaving a small untraded gap in price. Because that range was skipped, price often returns to rebalance it before continuing.
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Descriptive analysis, not financial advice. Past performance does not predict future results.