--- title: '3 Main Rules for Trading Imbalance (FVG) - Trading Education for Beginners' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=82f14qrgLG4' video_id: '82f14qrgLG4' date: 2026-07-18 duration_sec: 598 channel: 'FREADMAN ТРЕЙДИНГ' --- # 3 Main Rules for Trading Imbalance (FVG) - Trading Education for Beginners > Source: [3 Main Rules for Trading Imbalance (FVG) - Trading Education for Beginners](https://youtube.com/watch?v=82f14qrgLG4) ## Summary This video explains the concept of imbalance (FVG) in trading, detailing how to identify it on charts and three key rules for trading it effectively. The presenter, Kirill, shares his experience with SmartMoney and ICT concepts, emphasizing that imbalance zones must be filled by the algorithm. ### Key Points - **Introduction to Imbalance** [00:02] — Imbalance is a zone where only one-sided trading occurred, creating a price gap that the algorithm must fill. - **Definition of Imbalance** [01:40] — Imbalance (or Fair Value Gap) is the gap between the shadows of the first and third candles after a strong impulse move. - **Imbalance vs FVG** [02:33] — Imbalance (SmartMoney) requires full fill; FVG (ICT) allows entry at 50% fill. The presenter prefers full fill for higher probability. - **Why Imbalance Works** [03:29] — The market is algorithmic; rapid price moves prevent both sides of a trade from being filled, creating an imbalance that must be corrected. - **Rule 1: Measure Along Shadows** [04:26] — Always measure imbalance using candle shadows, as price has already reached those levels. - **Rule 2: Work with Nearest Imbalance** [04:53] — Focus on the closest imbalance zone; ignore distant ones until the nearest is filled. - **Rule 3: Combine with Other Patterns** [05:09] — Combine imbalance with order blocks or breaker blocks for higher probability trades. - **Confirming Imbalance Fill** [05:36] — Look for a reaction: price touches the zone and reverses sharply, indicating the imbalance is filled. - **Real Example 1** [06:03] — Shows a bullish imbalance where price fills 50% then fully, confirming the pattern. - **Real Example 2 with Breaker Block** [06:48] — Imbalance combined with a breaker block; price touches 50%, reverses, then fully fills before continuing down. - **Real Example 3 with Order Block** [08:13] — Large imbalance with an order block; price returns to the zone and then moves up. ### Conclusion Mastering imbalance trading helps read market movements and make informed decisions. Practice identifying imbalances on charts to build muscle memory. ## Transcript then a pullback starts, and you don't know if it's a reversal or just a correction, and where it will end. Imbalance gives the answer: "This is the zone where the price must return." Today I will show you how to find it and how to trade it. By the way, Telegram channel and free trading community. I recommend subscribing, community. I recommend subscribing, link in the description. Now let's get down to business. link in the description. Now let's get down to business. [music] Firevue Gapup. [music] The structure of today's video: what is an imbas and why the algorithm is obliged to fill it. Next, how to correctly mark imbas on the graph. And thirdly, three main rules for working with imbalance. After watching this video to the end, you will learn how to read the market correctly. You will know the reason for the price movement. And based on this, you will be able to make the right decisions to carry out transactions. Briefly about me. My name is Kirill. 4 years in trading. I have been living in Dubai for the same amount of time, trading using SmartMoney and ICT. The markets I work with are [music] Forex, Gold and Crypto. And here I show my latest transactions so that you can see everything honestly and transparently and based on real experience. As we can see, there are both positive and negative trades here, but overall it's working out quite well. I'm showing you this for the purpose of [music] that in trading it's not that trading is not about a money button, but at the same time, if you know what to do correctly, you can earn good money. Here. And what we're going to talk about today , bank, is one of the key components for trading successfully. Let's move on. What is an imbas and why is the algorithm required to fill it in? Imbalance is the zone where there was only one-sided trading. Either only purchases or only sales of the non-contracting side. Let's look at this in detail. [music] That is, on our chart there will be the [music] That is, on our chart there will be the first candle, then the second will have a strong impulse either in the upward direction or in the downward direction. Next there will be a third candle. And between [music] the first candle and the third candle we look at this and determine by the shadows whether a gap will form. Now I'll show you. This [music] will be called imbalance or firevap. Why? This has two definitions or two terms: Imbalance or fair value gap. Imbalance is more related to SmartM. Fairvolue gap is a more fashionable term that refers to ICT. The essence is the same, but the say: “I [music] trade imbalances,” this means that you are waiting for the price to return completely, for the level to be completely filled . When you say, "I'm gap trading," it means you can consider an entry point even when 50% is reached. [music] And that will be considered enough. Personally, I adhere to, uh, imbalance, I trade on imbalance, that I wait [music] for it to be completely filled, yes. In this case, it is less volume of transactions, but with a higher probability. If we talk [music] about bear imbalance or fervogap, the essence remains the same. We have the first candle, [music] then the second with a strong impulse in the downward direction and there will be a third candle. And [music] the difference between the shadow of the first candle and the third candle - this will be our imbas. Why does this work? The market works algorithmically. Every time you buy, someone has to sell to you accordingly. And if you go long, there will definitely be someone who goes short. Otherwise, the market simply won’t work. [music] And, and, accordingly, the price moves too quickly in one direction. This means that the algorithm does not have time to provide both sides of the transaction [music] and a price imbalance is created. And the algorithm is obliged to correct this. Since we know that the main tasks of the algorithm are first, a, to deliver liquidity to the market. The second is to fill [music] levels of imbasa. Remember, imbas is the area where there was no fair trade, and rebalancing is the return of the price to correct this. You can, [music] ah, take a screenshot, ah, so that you can come back to it later and have it clearly in front of your eyes. [music] clearly in front of your eyes. [music] Excellent. Let's move on. And now [music] I will tell you about the three main rules for working with imbalance. Rule number one: always determine the balance. This gap that I showed, always along the shadows. [music] Why by the shadows? Because the price had already reached there. There were either sales or purchases. And from this, look at the purchases. And from this, look at the formed imbas, the price imbalance. Rule two. Always work with the nearest imbalance. Don't look at the Danes until you imbalance. Don't look at the Danes until you see that the nearest one is not closed. always combine [music] with other patterns. I told you about it in previous videos. Accordingly, when you see that there is imbalance, but at the same time there is an order block or a breaker block, then you should understand that the probability that the algorithm will definitely return to this price will be higher, because there are already two reasons for this. We know that trading [music] is about working with probabilities. Accordingly, the higher the probability, the better. And how do you know that the imbalance has worked? Be sure to look at two things. The first is a reaction, that is, the price touches the zone and shows a refusal to go displacement. The next candle sharply moves in the opposite direction. That is, as I showed you earlier, there will be a large strong candle, but only in a different case. Here. Great. Now we have sorted out [music] with the theoretical part. Let's move on to the graph. I will show you real examples. Actually, I've already noted a couple of good options. Let's get started. Ah, [music] actually, here we see, we have the first candle. There comes the first candle, the second candle and the third candle. [music] Between the first and third candles we have a gap. Accordingly, [music] as I showed you earlier, we have this distance between [music] shadows. Here it closes bullishly. It's [music] that all three candles are in the same direction. Accordingly, we see that we have formed an imbalance in price. Accordingly, here we touch first on 50%, and even a little less. Here. Then we close it completely. Great. close it completely. Great. Remembered it, right? Let's move on. Here is the second option. [music] This option, by the way, comes with a breaker block. Accordingly, in case of entering into a trade, this will be, and, will be with a higher probability. That is, we [music] see, we have the That is, we [music] see, we have the first candle, the second and the third. Between the first and third candles we have this gap. And look how it looks. We touch 50%. Then we go back up and subsequently we fill it completely. What does this look like in conjunction with a breaker [music] block? That is, we have low, high, lower, low, high, high. That is, a change in the market structure is taking place. Let's not forget that the breaker block is responsible for changing the market structure. And here we have a gap between this candle [music] and this candle. Look, look here, how carefully it touches this level. Here. Then, naturally, [the music] fills up completely and then goes down. And one more option is quite strong. It goes in conjunction with [music] and order block. strong the impulse is. Accordingly, here is the first candle, the second and the third. We have a big gap in price. And after that we immediately return here. And after that we go back up. That is, we have an order block being formed - this is the [music] outermost candle before the displacement, that is, before a strong impulse. That is, we [music] return to this zone and then go up. Taking into account all these patterns, you can achieve good statistics in trading. Accordingly, that's all. Today we discussed what imbalance [music] or fairvue gap is. I told you what it is. And you also saw how to find it. Accordingly, now, in order for you to retain [the music] in your memory, I advise you to open the chart and try to determine the imbass yourself several times, yes, determine the imbass yourself several times, yes, so that this, uh, is formed in you as muscle memory. [music] I where I publish all the information on trading. I also have a free trading community where I share my [music] trades in real time. There I also publish information on SmartMoney and ICT. If you want to learn how to trade better, this information will be very useful to you. I recommend joining. If [music] you have any questions about this video, about this concept or others, you can also feel free to ask me. I will answer them without any problem. if you [music] are a member of this community. That's all , actually. Thanks for , like, leave a comment, say what you liked and I recommend watching this video, it’s quite useful. That's all. See you in [music] next video. M.