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
11/22/2016
91,455
(-10,321)
204,521
(+15,002)
125,357
(+21,806)
22,545
(-1,342)
18,523
(+1,614)
8,269
(-561)
251,793
(+13,099, +5.89%) 		-113,066 (-25,323, -28.9%) 0.0%
11/15/2016
101,776
(-1,011)
189,519
(+1,868)
103,551
(-1,170)
23,887
(-4,970)
16,909
(-1,012)
8,830
(-91)
239,196
(-3,193, -1.42%) 		-87,743 (-2,879, -3.4%) 6.9%
11/08/2016
102,787
(+1,832)
187,651
(+2,541)
104,721
(-4,726)
28,857
(-5,056)
17,921
(+337)
8,921
(-42)
248,911
(-2,557, -1.12%) 		-84,864 (-709, -0.8%) 9.12%
11/01/2016
100,955
(-2,581)
185,110
(-1,417)
109,447
(-1,211)
33,913
(-2,041)
17,584
(+315)
8,963
(-19)
257,262
(-3,477, -1.5%) 		-84,155 (-1,164, -1.4%) 9.66%
10/25/2016
103,536
(+564)
186,527
(-3,323)
110,658
(+29)
35,954
(+2,753)
17,269
(-434)
8,982
(+729)
260,503
(+159, +0.07%) 		-82,991 (+3,887, +4.5%) 10.56%
10/18/2016
102,972
(-3,342)
189,850
(+9,422)
110,629
(+8,109)
33,201
(-3,967)
17,703
(+1,159)
8,253
(+471)
252,761
(+5,926, +2.63%) 		-86,878 (-12,764, -17.2%) 7.56%
10/11/2016
106,314
(+506)
180,428
(-7,011)
102,520
(-5,434)
37,168
(+2,668)
16,544
(+701)
7,782
(+116)
242,564
(-4,227, -1.84%) 		-74,114 (+7,517, +9.2%) 17.4%
10/04/2016
105,808
(+3,031)
187,439
(-6,608)
107,954
(-6,596)
34,500
(+1,492)
15,843
(-1,449)
7,666
(+102)
248,637
(-5,014, -2.14%) 		-81,631 (+9,639, +10.6%) 11.61%
09/27/2016
102,777
(+1,157)
194,047
(+8,584)
114,550
(+9,183)
33,008
(+1,998)
17,292
(+619)
7,564
(+377)
253,355
(+10,959, +4.9%) 		-91,270 (-7,427, -8.9%) 4.18%
09/20/2016
101,620
(-122)
185,463
(+6,913)
105,367
(+6,480)
31,010
(+979)
16,673
(+553)
7,187
(-981)
239,422
(+6,911, +3.19%) 		-83,843 (-7,035, -9.2%) 9.9%
09/13/2016
101,742
(+1,216)
178,550
(-2,099)
98,887
(-1,625)
30,031
(-166)
16,120
(-763)
8,168
(+1,093)
230,433
(-1,172, -0.54%) 		-76,808 (+3,315, +4.1%) 15.33%
09/06/2016
100,526
(+443)
180,649
(+5,255)
100,512
(+1,800)
30,197
(-1,771)
16,883
(+1,038)
7,075
(-203)
230,647
(+3,281, +1.53%) 		-80,123 (-4,812, -6.4%) 12.77%
08/30/2016
100,083
(+5,651)
175,394
(+833)
98,712
(-3,875)
31,968
(-1,230)
15,845
(-1,308)
7,278
(+865)
228,192
(+468, +0.22%) 		-75,311 (+4,818, +6.0%) 16.48%
08/23/2016
94,432
(+948)
174,561
(-2,303)
102,587
(-8,163)
33,198
(-4,788)
17,153
(+56)
6,413
(-68)
228,356
(-7,159, -3.23%) 		-80,129 (+3,251, +3.9%) 12.77%
08/16/2016
93,484
(+4,785)
176,864
(-8,525)
110,750
(-11,879)
37,986
(-463)
17,097
(-2,649)
6,481
(-755)
235,463
(-9,743, -4.22%) 		-83,380 (+13,310, +13.8%) 10.26%
08/09/2016
88,699
(+2,473)
185,389
(+6,613)
122,629
(+3,635)
38,449
(+896)
19,746
(+563)
7,236
(-838)
244,954
(+6,671, +2.97%) 		-96,690 (-4,140, -4.5%) 0.0%
08/02/2016
86,226
(+1,167)
178,776
(+4,662)
118,994
(+1,862)
37,553
(-3,696)
19,183
(-877)
8,074
(+1,186)
237,053
(+2,152, +0.97%) 		-92,550 (-3,495, -3.9%) 2.17%
07/26/2016
85,059
(+3,257)
174,114
(+3,824)
117,132
(-1,475)
41,249
(-815)
20,060
(+1,023)
6,888
(-204)
236,323
(+2,805, +1.28%) 		-89,055 (-567, -0.6%) 4.9%
07/19/2016
81,802
(+4,433)
170,290
(+14,848)
118,607
(+13,367)
42,064
(+2,572)
19,037
(-251)
7,092
(+129)
231,269
(+17,549, +8.69%) 		-88,488 (-10,415, -13.3%) 5.34%
07/12/2016
77,369
(+3,156)
155,442
(+27,391)
105,240
(+19,309)
39,492
(+670)
19,288
(+4,746)
6,963
(-850)
209,897
(+27,211, +15.58%) 		-78,073 (-24,235, -45.0%) 13.45%
07/05/2016
74,213
(-1,438)
128,051
(-1,072)
85,931
(+1,148)
38,822
(-762)
14,542
(-241)
7,813
(+1,303)
183,962
(-531, -0.3%) 		-53,838 (-366, -0.7%) 32.33%
06/28/2016
75,651
(-3,778)
129,123
(-3,484)
84,783
(-1,194)
39,584
(-1,168)
14,783
(-378)
6,510
(-698)
184,257
(-5,350, -2.96%) 		-53,472 (-294, -0.6%) 32.61%
06/21/2016
79,429
(-3,617)
132,607
(-5,154)
85,977
(-1,978)
40,752
(-487)
15,161
(-1,567)
7,208
(-1,521)
189,263
(-7,162, -3.82%) 		-53,178 (+1,537, +2.8%) 32.84%
06/14/2016
83,046
(-2,891)
137,761
(-4,258)
87,955
(-2,259)
41,239
(-2,439)
16,728
(-1,800)
8,729
(-253)
200,824
(-6,950, -3.57%) 		-54,715 (+1,367, +2.4%) 31.64%
06/07/2016
85,937
(+1,263)
142,019
(+10,663)
90,214
(+8,666)
43,678
(+2,423)
18,528
(+1,870)
8,982
(-1,287)
211,393
(+11,799, +6.45%) 		-56,082 (-9,400, -20.1%) 30.58%
05/31/2016
84,674
(-222)
131,356
(+9,554)
81,548
(+6,301)
41,255
(-2,245)
16,658
(+1,898)
10,269
(+668)
202,777
(+7,977, +4.56%) 		-46,682 (-9,776, -26.5%) 37.9%
05/24/2016
84,896
(+1,035)
121,802
(+4,596)
75,247
(+2,074)
43,500
(-991)
14,760
(+473)
9,601
(-23)
193,936
(+3,582, +2.09%) 		-36,906 (-3,561, -10.7%) 45.52%
05/17/2016
83,861
(+749)
117,206
(+1,957)
73,173
(+212)
44,491
(-291)
14,287
(+435)
9,624
(-270)
190,763
(+1,396, +0.82%) 		-33,345 (-1,208, -3.8%) 48.29%
05/10/2016
83,112
(-685)
115,249
(-7,018)
72,961
(-5,081)
44,782
(+686)
13,852
(-999)
9,894
(-433)
186,343
(-6,765, -3.83%) 		-32,137 (+6,333, +16.5%) 49.23%
05/03/2016
83,797
(+2,085)
122,267
(+3,543)
78,042
(-440)
44,096
(-1,618)
14,851
(-517)
10,327
(-797)
193,424
(+1,128, +0.64%) 		-38,470 (-1,458, -3.9%) 44.3%
04/26/2016
81,712
(-8,789)
118,724
(+5,388)
78,482
(+8,295)
45,714
(-4,239)
15,368
(+1,819)
11,124
(+176)
191,716
(+1,325, +0.76%) 		-37,012 (-14,177, -62.1%) 45.43%
04/19/2016
90,501
(-12,105)
113,336
(+14,950)
70,187
(+1,903)
49,953
(-22,562)
13,549
(-897)
10,948
(-3,487)
193,438
(-11,099, -5.99%) 		-22,835 (-27,055, -641.1%) 56.48%
04/12/2016
102,606
(-11,625)
98,386
(+10,270)
68,284
(+3,396)
72,515
(-15,229)
14,446
(+844)
14,435
(-2,426)
211,884
(-7,385, -3.83%) 		+4,220 (-21,895, -83.8%) 77.55%
04/05/2016
114,231
(+3,297)
88,116
(+10,221)
64,888
(+573)
87,744
(-5,069)
13,602
(+1,355)
16,861
(+73)
222,515
(+5,225, +2.79%) 		+26,115 (-6,924, -21.0%) 94.61%
03/29/2016
110,934
(+2,531)
77,895
(-332)
64,315
(+312)
92,813
(+2,773)
12,247
(-322)
16,788
(+80)
216,510
(+2,521, +1.36%) 		+33,039 (+2,863, +9.5%) 100.0%
03/22/2016
108,403
(-1,488)
78,227
(+478)
64,003
(-961)
90,040
(-2,628)
12,569
(-443)
16,708
(-742)
211,732
(-2,892, -1.54%) 		+30,176 (-1,966, -6.1%) 98.46%
03/15/2016
109,891
(+8,257)
77,749
(+3,544)
64,964
(-3,644)
92,668
(+784)
13,012
(-450)
17,450
(-165)
212,253
(+4,163, +2.27%) 		+32,142 (+4,713, +17.2%) 100.0%
03/08/2016
101,634
(+5,896)
74,205
(-2,365)
68,608
(-4,523)
91,884
(+4,581)
13,462
(+1,075)
17,615
(+232)
208,512
(+2,448, +1.35%) 		+27,429 (+8,261, +43.1%) 97.11%
03/01/2016
95,738
(+8,264)
76,570
(+799)
73,131
(+1,721)
87,303
(+9,822)
12,387
(+657)
17,383
(+21)
202,863
(+10,642, +6.24%) 		+19,168 (+7,465, +63.8%) 90.77%
02/23/2016
87,474
(-1,471)
75,771
(-5,286)
71,410
(+1,659)
77,481
(+3,763)
11,730
(-773)
17,362
(+938)
187,997
(-585, -0.34%) 		+11,703 (+3,815, +48.4%) 85.03%
02/16/2016
88,945
(+2,518)
81,057
(-12,521)
69,751
(-8,946)
73,718
(+4,739)
12,503
(-1,468)
16,424
(-114)
188,677
(-7,896, -4.41%) 		+7,888 (+15,039, +210.3%) 82.1%
02/09/2016
86,427
(+2,594)
93,578
(-19,506)
78,697
(-635)
68,979
(+21,045)
13,971
(+1,923)
16,538
(+2,343)
200,208
(+3,882, +2.22%) 		-7,151 (+22,100, +75.6%) 70.56%
02/02/2016
83,833
(+3,573)
113,084
(-248)
79,332
(-531)
47,934
(+3,329)
12,048
(-284)
14,195
(-323)
197,632
(+2,758, +1.6%) 		-29,251 (+3,821, +11.6%) 53.59%
01/26/2016
80,260
(+1,814)
113,332
(-3,608)
79,863
(+1,684)
44,605
(+5,685)
12,332
(+205)
14,518
(+1,626)
193,281
(+3,703, +2.19%) 		-33,072 (+5,422, +14.1%) 50.66%
01/19/2016
78,446
(-1,158)
116,940
(+2,650)
78,179
(+3,399)
38,920
(+147)
12,127
(-74)
12,892
(-630)
187,347
(+2,167, +1.3%) 		-38,494 (-3,808, -11.0%) 46.49%
01/12/2016
79,604
(+3,539)
114,290
(-17,918)
74,780
(-6,227)
38,773
(+11,767)
12,201
(-974)
13,522
(+2,489)
182,594
(-3,662, -2.15%) 		-34,686 (+21,457, +38.2%) 49.42%
01/05/2016
76,065
(+3,275)
132,208
(-10,424)
81,007
(-4,076)
27,006
(+6,452)
13,175
(-1,470)
11,033
(+1,701)
185,123
(-2,271, -1.32%) 		-56,143 (+13,699, +19.6%) 32.94%
12/29/2015
72,790
(-472)
142,632
(-708)
85,083
(-1,333)
20,554
(-319)
14,645
(+395)
9,332
(-383)
183,390
(-1,410, -0.81%) 		-69,842 (+236, +0.3%) 22.43%
12/22/2015
73,262
(+607)
143,340
(-3,810)
86,416
(-8,066)
20,873
(-2,641)
14,250
(+52)
9,715
(-956)
184,432
(-7,407, -4.08%) 		-70,078 (+4,417, +5.9%) 22.25%
12/15/2015
72,655
(-161)
147,150
(+789)
94,482
(-526)
23,514
(-2,791)
14,198
(-1,216)
10,671
(+99)
191,929
(-1,903, -1.04%) 		-74,495 (-950, -1.3%) 18.85%
Price data: Database (15,355 records) Futures Continuous
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