Replay real Nasdaq futures price action and rehearse fair value gap entries bar-by-bar. This setup pre-selects the symbol and session window most relevant to the concept.
Spot a three-candle sequence with a clear gap between candle 1's wick and candle 3's body.
Wait for price to return into the gap (mitigation).
Enter in the direction of the original displacement; stop beyond the gap's nearest extreme.
Works best when the FVG aligns with a killzone or liquidity sweep.
Replay configuration
Symbol
NQ
Timeframe
3M
Start
09:30 ET
The replay opens in a new tab with the trainer. Use the drawing tools and ICT overlays to mark the setup as it forms.
Data & methodology
All NQ and MNQ examples use Databento GLBX.MDP3 1-minute OHLCV candles for continuous front-month E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures, aggregated to higher timeframes (5m, 15m, 1h, 4h) so every bar agrees across timeframes. Sessions run 01:00–16:00 ET. ICT overlays are drawn algorithmically from the same price data used in the replay trainer.