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Alto Ingredients, Inc.

Stage 4 · Declining · week 4

As of Oct 22, 2026, Alto Ingredients is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 4 (since Oct 1, 2026). It closed at $3.59, 40.1% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is rising.

Alto Ingredients, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets specialty alcohols, renewable fuel, and essential ingredients in the United States. More about the company

$3.59
+0.00% today
$278M · Micro cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S4 15w
S4 18w
S2 38w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S2 12w → S3 8w → S4 15w → S1 2w → S4 18w → S1 12w → S4 8w → S1 1w → S2 6w → S3 1w → S4 13w → S1 11w → S4 6w → S1 2w → S2 38w → S3 7w → S4 3w current
Total tracked: 165 weeks across 17 stage runs.

ALTO among Specialty Chemicals2nd of 62 by relative strength

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Stocks in Specialty Chemicals ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1SSLStage 2 · wk 798+22.2%
2ALTOStage 4 · wk 498−3.8%
3CLMTStage 2 · wk 5897−9.3%
4KROStage 2 · wk 1090−9.4%
5LYBStage 2 · wk 787+9.0%
6ASHStage 2 · wk 2086+6.6%
7IFFStage 2 · wk 2185+9.5%
8KOPStage 3 · wk 485−11.9%
vs 52W High
-40.1%
$1.01 lo$5.99 hi
40.1% below 52W high, deep Stage 4 damage
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 4
1w13w26w
Week 4, early Stage 4 decline
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
-15.5%
200 DMA: $4.25 · rising
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
0.60x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
Trend Health
↓
Short-term trend rolling over
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
-3.8%
3M
-22.6%
6M
-32.4%
YTD
+35.0%
1Y
+223.4%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2025-02-04
5 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2020-06-26.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.60x
2026-10-21S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.55x
2026-10-20S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.68x
2026-10-19S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.78x
2026-10-16S4
Wk 3 · Vol 1.13x
2026-10-15S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.60x
2026-10-14S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.78x
2026-10-13S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.58x
2026-10-12S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.50x
2026-10-09S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.55x
2026-10-08S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.65x
2026-10-07S4
Wk 1 · Vol 0.61x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$3.89
200 DMA
$4.25
52W High
$5.99
52W Low
$1.01
5D Low
$3.45
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$3.79
60d High
$5.29
120d High
$5.99
250d High
$5.99
Next resistance
+5.6%
to 20d High
P/E (TTM)
5.3
Forward 10.9
ROE
+22.2%
Profit margin +5.5%
Dividend Yield
0.00%
P/B 1.1

Alto Ingredients: quick answers

What stage is Alto Ingredients in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Alto Ingredients (ALTO) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Oct 1, 2026 and is in week 4. What the four stages mean

Is Alto Ingredients in an uptrend?

No. Alto Ingredients is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 15.5% below its 200-day average, which is rising.

How far is Alto Ingredients from its 52-week high?

Alto Ingredients closed at $3.59 on Oct 22, 2026, 40.1% below its 52-week high of $5.99. Its 52-week low is $1.01.

How has Alto Ingredients performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Alto Ingredients is up 223.4% over the past year and up 35.0% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Alto Ingredients in?

Alto Ingredients is in the Specialty Chemicals industry, part of the Materials sector.

About this companyMaterials· Specialty Chemicals

Alto Ingredients, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets specialty alcohols, renewable fuel, and essential ingredients in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Marketing and Distribution, Pekin Campus Production, and Western Production. It offers specialty alcohols used in mouthwash, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, and cleaners for health, home, and beauty markets; grain neutral spirits used in alcoholic beverages and vinegar, as well as corn germ used in corn oils in the food and beverage markets; alcohols and other products for paint applications and fertilizers in the industrial and agriculture markets; and essential ingredients, including dried yeast, corn protein meal, corn protein feed, corn germ, distillers grains, and liquid feed for commercial animal feed and pet food applications, as well as yeast and gas liquid CO2 for human consumption. The company also provides fuel-grade ethanol used as transportation fuel additives and distillers corn oil used as a renewable diesel and biodiesel feedstock, as well as fuel-grade ethanol produced by third parties. In addition, it offers transportation, storage, and delivery services through third-party service providers. Further, the company operates alcohol production facilities. It sells ethanol to integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers; essential ingredient feed products to dairies and feedlots; and corn oil to poultry, renewable diesel, and biodiesel customers. The company was formerly known as Pacific Ethanol, Inc. and changed its name to Alto Ingredients, Inc. in January 2021. Alto Ingredients, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Pekin, Illinois.

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