Liquidity Void
A liquidity void is a price region that was traversed so fast that almost no volume traded there — a large gap on the chart and the profile — which price tends to refill quickly and completely when it returns.
What it means
A liquidity void is a fair value gap on a larger scale: a stretch of price with little or no traded volume, created by a violent move — a news candle, a liquidation cascade, a low-liquidity breakout. On a volume profile it shows as a thin, single-print area; on the candle chart as one or several candles whose bodies cover ground nothing else traded.
Voids attract price because there are no resting orders inside them to slow a move. When price re-enters a void it tends to travel through it rapidly to the far side, where volume — and therefore decisions — resumes. That makes voids both targets (the far edge) and warnings (do not expect support inside one).
The distinction from a fair value gap is scale and volume: an FVG is a three-candle imbalance that may hold as support; a void is a larger, near-empty region that typically fills fully. The Institutional Volume Profile shows voids as low-volume nodes.
How to identify it on a chart
- Find a fast move with several consecutive large-bodied candles.
- On the volume profile, the same region shows as a thin, low-volume band.
- Expect price to move quickly through it on return; use the far edge as a target.
Worked example
A liquidation cascade drops SOL from 148 to 131 in twelve minutes. The profile shows almost no volume between 134 and 145. Two days later price re-enters at 134 and runs to 145 in one hour — the void refilled.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a liquidity void the same as a fair value gap?
Related but not the same: an FVG is a three-candle imbalance that may act as support; a void is a larger low-volume region that usually fills completely.
Do voids always fill?
Most do, because nothing inside stops price; but a strong trend can leave a void unfilled for weeks. Treat the far edge as a target, not a certainty.
How do I see voids on a chart?
A volume profile makes them obvious as thin bands; on candles, look for stacked large bodies with no overlapping wicks.
Can I trade inside a void?
Expect no support or resistance inside; enter at its edges and target the opposite edge.
Related terms
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