ICT Gaps | FVG, Voids & Imbalances | Gaps in Price Action (ICT SMC) Breakaway Gap Explained

ICT Gaps | FVG, Voids & Imbalances | Gaps in Price Action (ICT SMC) Breakaway Gap Explained

1️⃣ What Are Gaps in ICT SMC?

In ICT Smart Money Concepts, gaps are price voids where the market moves so quickly that no trading occurs between two price levels.
These gaps show imbalances, meaning one side of the market (buyers or sellers) overwhelmed the other.

Types of ICT Gaps

FVG – Fair Value Gap (most common)

Implied FVG

Volume Imbalance Gap

Liquidity Void

Breakaway Gap (your focus)

Continuation Gap

Exhaustion Gap
Gaps help traders understand:

Where price is likely to return

Where imbalances need to be filled

Where smart money entered the market aggressively
🔥 Breakaway Gap (ICT SMC)

What Is a Breakaway Gap?

A Breakaway Gap forms when price explodes out of a consolidation, range, or accumulation area and opens significantly above/below the previous close.
It signals a new trend is beginning, powered by strong institutional order flow.

Why It Happens?

Smart money absorbs liquidity inside a range.
When they have accumulated enough orders, price gaps away aggressively, leaving:

A void behind

A shift in market sentiment

A new dealing range
Characteristics of a Breakaway Gap

✔ Price leaves a range or structure
✔ Creates a large imbalance / void
✔ Often aligns with MSS (Market Structure Shift)
✔ Becomes a high-probability return zone later
✔ Usually forms during high-impact session openings:

London Open

New York Open

News releases
📌 How to Trade a Breakaway Gap

1. Identify Consolidation / Range

Price must be moving sideways with liquidity above and below.

2. Watch for the Gap + MSS

As price breaks out leaving a gap, confirm a market structure shift.

3. Mark the Breakaway Gap Zone

This zone becomes:

A future retracement level

A discount zone for buys

A premium zone for sells
4. Wait for Price to Return

Breakaway gaps often get partially filled, giving:

High-probability entries

Tight stops

Strong continuation moves
5. Look for FVG + OB Confluence

Ideal entry when price returns:

Into the breakaway gap

Touches an Order Block (OB)

Aligns with Fair Value Gap (FVG)

Matches the daily bias / PD array
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