Cotton No 2

Futures Continuous ct.c
Open Interest 302,703 (-3,789, -1.49%)
Commercial Net -90,454 (-5,975, -7.1%)
Large Spec Net 83,558 (+4,881)
Small Traders Net 6,896 (+1,094)
COT Index 14.4% As of 06/23/2026
Last Update 06/23 Weekly Report
Cotton No 2 Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
Cotton No 2 Valuation
vs Bonds, Gold, DXY
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Cotton No 2 COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
Filter Historical Data
Historical COT Data
50 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
11/07/2017
120,532
(+3,031)
169,159
(-2,092)
82,611
(-870)
34,613
(+3,552)
13,489
(-738)
12,860
(-37)
235,937
(+1,423, +0.66%) 		-48,627 (+5,123, +9.5%) 51.54%
10/31/2017
117,501
(-1,502)
171,251
(+194)
83,481
(-199)
31,061
(-2,124)
14,227
(-463)
12,897
(-234)
234,118
(-2,164, -1.0%) 		-53,750 (-1,696, -3.3%) 48.5%
10/24/2017
119,003
(+3,825)
171,057
(+3,444)
83,680
(-320)
33,185
(-839)
14,690
(-948)
13,131
(-48)
233,822
(+2,557, +1.19%) 		-52,054 (+381, +0.7%) 49.5%
10/17/2017
115,178
(+2,336)
167,613
(-2,426)
84,000
(-2,544)
34,024
(+2,140)
15,638
(+1,470)
13,179
(+1,548)
229,812
(+1,262, +0.59%) 		-52,435 (+4,762, +8.3%) 49.28%
10/10/2017
112,842
(-1,281)
170,039
(+650)
86,544
(-74)
31,884
(-1,222)
14,168
(+1,239)
11,631
(+456)
229,474
(-116, -0.05%) 		-57,197 (-1,931, -3.5%) 46.45%
10/03/2017
114,123
(+114)
169,389
(-6,183)
86,618
(-4,754)
33,106
(+1,001)
12,929
(-759)
11,175
(-217)
229,503
(-5,399, -2.46%) 		-55,266 (+6,297, +10.2%) 47.6%
09/26/2017
114,009
(+1,619)
175,572
(-3,072)
91,372
(-5,639)
32,105
(-1,290)
13,688
(+109)
11,392
(+451)
234,444
(-3,911, -1.75%) 		-61,563 (+4,691, +7.1%) 43.86%
09/19/2017
112,390
(+998)
178,644
(-5,362)
97,011
(-5,478)
33,395
(-208)
13,579
(-1,221)
10,941
(-131)
238,750
(-5,701, -2.49%) 		-66,254 (+6,360, +8.8%) 41.07%
09/12/2017
111,392
(+999)
184,006
(+13,677)
102,489
(+9,861)
33,603
(-1,671)
14,800
(+374)
11,072
(-772)
243,886
(+11,234, +5.17%) 		-72,614 (-12,678, -21.2%) 37.3%
09/05/2017
110,393
(-5,676)
170,329
(+16,870)
92,628
(+16,021)
35,274
(-4,182)
14,426
(+2,272)
11,844
(-71)
234,800
(+12,617, +6.16%) 		-59,936 (-22,546, -60.3%) 44.82%
08/29/2017
116,069
(-3,089)
153,459
(+8,366)
76,607
(+2,784)
39,456
(-7,133)
12,154
(+327)
11,915
(-1,211)
224,967
(+22, +0.01%) 		-37,390 (-11,455, -44.2%) 58.2%
08/22/2017
119,158
(+5,634)
145,093
(+1,671)
73,823
(+295)
46,589
(+5,268)
11,827
(+243)
13,126
(-767)
226,101
(+6,172, +3.11%) 		-25,935 (+3,963, +13.3%) 65.0%
08/15/2017
113,524
(+4,095)
143,422
(-3,517)
73,528
(-4,264)
41,321
(+2,116)
11,584
(-331)
13,893
(+901)
218,749
(-500, -0.25%) 		-29,898 (+7,612, +20.3%) 62.65%
08/08/2017
109,429
(-1,210)
146,939
(+8,824)
77,792
(+2,554)
39,205
(-6,758)
11,915
(+910)
12,992
(+188)
219,092
(+2,254, +1.14%) 		-37,510 (-10,034, -36.5%) 58.13%
08/01/2017
110,639
(-70)
138,115
(+2,965)
75,238
(-336)
45,963
(-2,680)
11,005
(+208)
12,804
(-483)
216,622
(-198, -0.1%) 		-27,476 (-3,035, -12.4%) 64.09%
07/25/2017
110,709
(+497)
135,150
(+1,229)
75,574
(+576)
48,643
(-1,879)
10,797
(-727)
13,287
(+996)
216,584
(+346, +0.18%) 		-24,441 (-732, -3.1%) 65.89%
07/18/2017
110,212
(+4,004)
133,921
(-415)
74,998
(+786)
50,522
(+5,688)
11,524
(-67)
12,291
(-550)
216,102
(+4,723, +2.46%) 		-23,709 (+4,419, +15.7%) 66.32%
07/11/2017
106,208
(+6,992)
134,336
(+4,106)
74,212
(-2,019)
44,834
(+1,488)
11,591
(-1,304)
12,841
(-1,925)
210,783
(+3,669, +1.95%) 		-28,128 (+2,886, +9.3%) 63.7%
07/03/2017
99,216
(+3,314)
130,230
(-2,006)
76,231
(-970)
43,346
(+3,686)
12,895
(+1,262)
14,766
(+1,926)
206,309
(+3,606, +1.95%) 		-31,014 (+5,320, +14.6%) 61.99%
06/27/2017
95,902
(+2,480)
132,236
(-12,677)
77,201
(-8,536)
39,660
(+4,719)
11,633
(-1,447)
12,840
(+455)
200,457
(-7,503, -3.9%) 		-36,334 (+15,157, +29.4%) 58.83%
06/20/2017
93,422
(-3,002)
144,913
(-29,437)
85,737
(-16,344)
34,941
(+8,404)
13,080
(-1,435)
12,385
(+252)
206,774
(-20,781, -9.76%) 		-51,491 (+26,435, +33.9%) 49.84%
06/13/2017
96,424
(+3,724)
174,350
(-9,926)
102,081
(-6,629)
26,537
(+3,419)
14,515
(-1,293)
12,133
(+2,309)
234,543
(-4,198, -1.93%) 		-77,926 (+13,650, +14.9%) 34.15%
06/06/2017
92,700
(+1,675)
184,276
(-5,788)
108,710
(-6,748)
23,118
(-510)
15,808
(-1,954)
9,824
(-729)
234,798
(-7,027, -3.13%) 		-91,576 (+7,463, +7.5%) 26.05%
05/30/2017
91,025
(+2,542)
190,064
(-5,197)
115,458
(-9,597)
23,628
(-1,477)
17,762
(+462)
10,553
(+81)
241,493
(-6,593, -2.86%) 		-99,039 (+7,739, +7.2%) 21.62%
05/23/2017
88,483
(+1,737)
195,261
(-6,783)
125,055
(-11,673)
25,105
(-1,604)
17,300
(-453)
10,472
(-2,002)
246,477
(-10,389, -4.31%) 		-106,778 (+8,520, +7.4%) 17.03%
05/16/2017
86,746
(+327)
202,044
(+8,781)
136,728
(+7,124)
26,709
(+1,041)
17,753
(-185)
12,474
(-2,556)
264,211
(+7,266, +3.11%) 		-115,298 (-8,454, -7.9%) 11.97%
05/09/2017
86,419
(+799)
193,263
(-1,341)
129,604
(-3,014)
25,668
(-2,087)
17,938
(+320)
15,030
(+1,533)
257,824
(-1,895, -0.8%) 		-106,844 (+2,140, +2.0%) 16.99%
05/02/2017
85,620
(+3,542)
194,604
(+7,055)
132,618
(+7,638)
27,755
(+3,762)
17,618
(+180)
13,497
(+543)
260,058
(+11,360, +5.06%) 		-108,984 (-3,513, -3.3%) 15.72%
04/25/2017
82,078
(-2,843)
187,549
(+7,026)
124,980
(+14,708)
23,993
(+3,366)
17,438
(-1,331)
12,954
(+142)
247,883
(+10,534, +4.92%) 		-105,471 (-9,869, -10.3%) 17.8%
04/18/2017
84,921
(-4,633)
180,523
(-330)
110,272
(-458)
20,627
(-1,947)
18,769
(+130)
12,812
(-2,684)
239,278
(-4,961, -2.27%) 		-95,602 (-4,303, -4.7%) 23.66%
04/11/2017
89,554
(-6,889)
180,853
(-19,719)
110,730
(-15,980)
22,574
(-2,656)
18,639
(+1,613)
15,496
(+1,119)
250,988
(-21,256, -8.85%) 		-91,299 (+12,830, +12.3%) 26.21%
04/04/2017
96,443
(+8,635)
200,572
(-10,487)
126,710
(-12,333)
25,230
(+3,067)
17,026
(-1,655)
14,377
(+2,067)
277,475
(-5,353, -2.18%) 		-104,129 (+19,122, +15.5%) 18.6%
03/28/2017
87,808
(+2,802)
211,059
(-1,105)
139,043
(-1,516)
22,163
(+2,397)
18,681
(-340)
12,310
(-346)
281,653
(+946, +0.39%) 		-123,251 (+3,907, +3.1%) 7.25%
03/21/2017
85,006
(+1,689)
212,164
(-4,287)
140,559
(-841)
19,766
(+3,569)
19,021
(+422)
12,656
(+1,988)
278,130
(+1,270, +0.52%) 		-127,158 (+5,976, +4.5%) 4.93%
03/14/2017
83,317
(-1,694)
216,451
(-3,613)
141,400
(-1,907)
16,197
(-443)
18,599
(+221)
10,668
(+676)
274,706
(-3,380, -1.37%) 		-133,134 (+1,919, +1.4%) 1.39%
03/07/2017
85,011
(+1,260)
220,064
(+8,608)
143,307
(+5,580)
16,640
(-2,148)
18,378
(-904)
9,992
(-524)
273,357
(+5,936, +2.47%) 		-135,053 (-7,348, -5.8%) 0.25%
02/28/2017
83,751
(+612)
211,456
(+3,400)
137,727
(+1,880)
18,788
(+375)
19,282
(+1,733)
10,516
(+450)
266,379
(+4,225, +1.79%) 		-127,705 (-2,788, -2.2%) 4.61%
02/21/2017
83,139
(-6,772)
208,056
(-17,323)
135,847
(-8,759)
18,413
(-981)
17,549
(-2,354)
10,066
(+419)
261,594
(-17,885, -7.03%) 		-124,917 (+10,551, +7.8%) 6.26%
02/14/2017
89,911
(-2,083)
225,379
(+5,308)
144,606
(+2,554)
19,394
(-6,171)
19,903
(-1,431)
9,647
(-97)
282,058
(-960, -0.38%) 		-135,468 (-7,391, -5.8%) 0.0%
02/07/2017
91,994
(+3,782)
220,071
(+9,952)
142,052
(+4,536)
25,565
(-520)
21,334
(+1,572)
9,744
(+458)
283,531
(+9,890, +4.03%) 		-128,077 (-6,170, -5.1%) 0.83%
01/31/2017
88,212
(+3,963)
210,119
(+6,435)
137,516
(+4,993)
26,085
(+1,757)
19,762
(+252)
9,286
(+1,016)
276,602
(+9,208, +3.9%) 		-121,907 (-2,472, -2.1%) 4.63%
01/24/2017
84,249
(+519)
203,684
(-2,052)
132,523
(-2,223)
24,328
(+1,513)
19,510
(+639)
8,270
(-526)
264,328
(-1,065, -0.45%) 		-119,435 (+2,571, +2.1%) 6.15%
01/17/2017
83,730
(+850)
205,736
(-6,569)
134,746
(-4,073)
22,815
(+1,470)
18,871
(-1,737)
8,796
(+139)
261,756
(-4,960, -2.05%) 		-122,006 (+7,419, +5.7%) 4.57%
01/10/2017
82,880
(-3,720)
212,305
(+10,115)
138,819
(+14,395)
21,345
(+2,943)
20,608
(+2,491)
8,657
(+108)
264,089
(+13,166, +5.75%) 		-129,425 (-13,835, -12.0%) 0.0%
01/03/2017
86,600
(-226)
202,190
(+7,325)
124,424
(+3,951)
18,402
(-1,805)
18,117
(+1,664)
8,549
(-131)
247,158
(+5,389, +2.41%) 		-115,590 (-7,551, -7.0%) 2.8%
12/27/2016
86,826
(-265)
194,865
(+375)
120,473
(-1,032)
20,207
(-1,279)
16,453
(-735)
8,680
(-1,128)
243,809
(-2,032, -0.9%) 		-108,039 (-640, -0.6%) 7.74%
12/20/2016
87,091
(+1,253)
194,490
(-11,215)
121,505
(-7,711)
21,486
(+574)
17,188
(-1,844)
9,808
(+2,339)
243,889
(-8,302, -3.55%) 		-107,399 (+12,468, +10.4%) 8.15%
12/13/2016
85,838
(+560)
205,705
(+2,795)
129,216
(+1,764)
20,912
(+232)
19,032
(+831)
7,469
(+128)
252,798
(+3,155, +1.37%) 		-119,867 (-2,235, -1.9%) 0.0%
12/06/2016
85,278
(-5,727)
202,910
(-4,074)
127,452
(+556)
20,680
(-1,852)
18,201
(-414)
7,341
(+341)
251,402
(-5,585, -2.36%) 		-117,632 (-1,653, -1.4%) 0.0%
11/29/2016
91,005
(-450)
206,984
(+2,463)
126,896
(+1,539)
22,532
(-13)
18,615
(+92)
7,000
(-1,269)
255,483
(+1,181, +0.5%) 		-115,979 (-2,913, -2.6%) 0.0%
Price data: Database (15,355 records) Futures Continuous
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