Impact that realized capital gains has on FAFSA

I was not aware that fafsa looks back two years. On a different note, I’ve looked up the qualifications for auto EFC On the ifap.ed.gov website it looks like I qualify. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems like my income has no affect on auto efc- which is a bit weird considering I could be making more than 27k AGI and receive the benefits of auto EFC as long as my mother meets the criteria.