ICT Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency (SIBI) Explained

What is Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency in ICT?

An ICT label for a bearish FVG-type imbalance formed during downward price delivery.

Definition of Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency

Typically the bearish FVG configuration, where candle 1 low is above candle 3 high.

How to identify Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency

Apply the three-candle bearish FVG rule and mark between candle 3 high and candle 1 low.

Bullish Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency example

a decisive break above it may invalidate its bearish role.

Bearish Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency example

downward displacement forms SIBI; price may retrace into it and continue lower.

Sellside Imbalance Buyside Inefficiency chart examples

Practical trading example

After a buy-side raid and bearish shift, mark the SIBI created by the sell impulse; a retracement into it may offer a short reference.

Common mistakes and important notes

A SIBI is not automatically resistance or a trade. Context and response matter.

Related ICT concepts

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