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#8 FF — FutureFuel Corp.

A2_VCP_NEAR_PIVOT | as of 2026-09-21 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority54.29
RS rating86.09
Fundamental strength35.71
VCP score85.71
Pivot distance1.89%
AV confirmation100.00%complete
Technical chart for FF

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close5.43
sma505.22
sma1504.57
sma2004.25
sma200_1m_ago4.02
pct_above_52w_low82.33
pct_below_52w_high22.10
rs_rating86.09

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightFAIL
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingPASS
price_tightPASS
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions2.00
contraction_depths_pct[27.61, 7.03]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.255]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high6.98
base_low5.05
base_depth_pct27.61
base_duration_weeks5.90
resistance_spread_pct20.60
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.76
atr_pct_recent3.80
atr_pct_prior5.35
atr_contraction_ratio0.71
tight_10d_range_pct8.24
raw_contraction_count8.00
raw_depths_pct[11.43, 5.79, 23.63, 16.0, 6.38, 12.79, 27.61, 7.03]
final_trough_age_bars10.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price5.54
distance_to_pivot_pct1.89
vcp_score_pct85.71
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct-2.41
return_3m_pct34.12
return_6m_pct72.72
return_12m_pct39.11
weighted_12m_momentum15.37
range_10d_pct8.24
range_20d_pct11.87
avg_volume_50d441,974
dollar_volume_50d2.40M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.40
accumulation_days_20d3.00
distribution_days_20d3.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingPASS
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improvingPASS
operating_margin_improvingPASS

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct178.12
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct-14.63
eps_acceleration_pts192.76
eps_annual_growth_pct-422.86
eps_cagr_3y_pct—
sales_growth_yoy_pct120.69
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct82.19
sales_acceleration_pts38.50
sales_annual_growth_pct-60.66
sales_cagr_3y_pct-37.70
gross_margin_pct19.08
operating_margin_pct14.29
pretax_margin_pct14.53
net_margin_pct14.44
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts53.82
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts57.89
roe_latest_fy_pct-26.81
current_ratio4.06
debt_to_equity_pct—
cash_to_debt—
shares_outstanding—
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct90.00
missing_core_metrics["shares_outstanding"]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": "us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividends", "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": null, "long_term_debt_current": null, "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": "us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense", "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": null, "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": null, "short_term_investments": "us-gaap:MarketableSecuritiesCurrent", "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": "us-gaap:Liabilities", "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["long_term_debt", "long_term_debt_current", "share_repurchases", "short_term_debt"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-06-30
latest_quarter_filed2026-08-10
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-31
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-06-30

Company metadata

symbolFF
cik1.34M
company_nameFutureFuel Corp.
exchange—
sic2,860
sic_descriptionIndustrial Organic Chemicals
fiscal_year_end1,231
as_of2026-09-21
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-08-10
latest_reported_eps0.25
latest_estimated_eps—
latest_earnings_surprise_pct—
estimate_period2017-12-31
analyst_count_eps—
analyst_count_revenue—
eps_estimate_avg—
revenue_estimate_avg—
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_up_trailing_7_days0.00
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_down_trailing_7_days0.00
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_up_trailing_30_days0.00
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_down_trailing_30_days0.00
eps_revision_up_30d0.00
eps_revision_down_30d0.00
eps_revision_net_up_30d0.00
institutional.total_institutional_holders122.00
institutional.total_institutional_shares18.72M
institutional.holders_with_increased_holdings59.00
institutional.holders_with_decreased_holdings50.00
institutional.holders_with_unchanged_holdings13.00
institutional_holder_rows122.00
institutional_total_shares18.72M
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS", "EARNINGS_ESTIMATES", "INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGS"]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positive—
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positive—
positive_surprise_quarters—
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30dPASS
institutional_sponsorship_presentPASS

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct100.00
available_criteria2.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATEScache_available
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGScache_available

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-116.982026-08-315.0527.61—14.00
2026-09-025.542026-09-045.157.030.262.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
8-K2026-08-310001437749-26-029321ff20260831_8k.htm
10-Q2026-08-100001437749-26-026784ff20260630_10q.htm
8-K2026-08-100001437749-26-026783ff20260521_8k.htm
8-K2026-07-280001437749-26-024674ff20260728_8k.htm
8-K2026-06-300001437749-26-022162ff20260630d_8k.htm
8-K2026-06-260001437749-26-021846ff20260625c_8k.htm
8-K2026-05-110001437749-26-016118ff20260322_8k.htm
10-Q2026-05-110001437749-26-016116ff20260331_10q.htm
8-K2026-04-200001437749-26-012837ff20260420_8k.htm
8-K2026-03-310001437749-26-010504ff20260330_8k.htm
10-K2026-03-160001437749-26-008411ff20251231_10k.htm
8-K2026-03-160001437749-26-008407ff20251111c_8k.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: