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
02/07/2012
101,248
(+9,964)
124,757
(+8,380)
47,524
(-1,127)
27,451
(+2,794)
18,971
(+4,234)
15,535
(+1,897)
189,435
(+13,071, +8.45%) 		-23,509 (+1,584, +6.3%) 53.95%
01/31/2012
91,284
(+9,780)
116,377
(+8,633)
48,651
(-937)
24,657
(-714)
14,737
(-242)
13,638
(+682)
172,686
(+8,601, +5.89%) 		-25,093 (+1,147, +4.4%) 52.11%
01/24/2012
81,504
(+3,294)
107,744
(+9,853)
49,588
(+2,376)
25,371
(-4,580)
14,979
(+75)
12,956
(+472)
165,008
(+5,745, +4.09%) 		-26,240 (-6,559, -33.3%) 50.77%
01/17/2012
78,210
(+6,615)
97,891
(+7,211)
47,212
(-776)
29,951
(+634)
14,904
(+567)
12,484
(-1,439)
155,162
(+6,406, +4.78%) 		-19,681 (-596, -3.1%) 58.41%
01/10/2012
71,595
(-4,350)
90,680
(-1,532)
47,988
(-2,856)
29,317
(-6,174)
14,337
(+502)
13,923
(+1,002)
147,317
(-6,704, -4.77%) 		-19,085 (-2,818, -17.3%) 59.1%
01/03/2012
75,945
(-6,240)
92,212
(+7,392)
50,844
(+3,011)
35,491
(-6,203)
13,835
(+1,716)
12,921
(-2,702)
152,079
(-1,513, -1.06%) 		-16,267 (-13,632, -517.3%) 62.38%
12/27/2011
82,185
(-764)
84,820
(-281)
47,833
(+29)
41,694
(+1,602)
12,119
(+1,407)
15,623
(-649)
151,348
(+672, +0.48%) 		-2,635 (-483, -22.4%) 78.25%
12/20/2011
82,949
(-314)
85,101
(-1,536)
47,804
(+804)
40,092
(+3,687)
10,712
(+473)
16,272
(-1,188)
150,186
(+963, +0.69%) 		-2,152 (+1,222, +36.2%) 78.81%
12/13/2011
83,263
(+9,521)
86,637
(+4,603)
47,000
(-284)
36,405
(+4,936)
10,239
(+524)
17,460
(+222)
149,446
(+9,761, +7.47%) 		-3,374 (+4,918, +59.3%) 77.39%
12/06/2011
73,742
(-4,063)
82,034
(+1,468)
47,284
(+4,542)
31,469
(+1,541)
9,715
(+404)
17,238
(-2,126)
139,821
(+883, +0.68%) 		-8,292 (-5,531, -200.3%) 71.66%
11/29/2011
77,805
(-398)
80,566
(-4,850)
42,742
(+2,159)
29,928
(+2,199)
9,311
(+232)
19,364
(+4,644)
138,214
(+1,993, +1.56%) 		-2,761 (+4,452, +61.7%) 78.1%
11/22/2011
78,203
(-1,109)
85,416
(-10,852)
40,583
(-733)
27,729
(+6,321)
9,079
(-3,095)
14,720
(-406)
137,106
(-4,937, -3.72%) 		-7,213 (+9,743, +57.5%) 72.92%
11/15/2011
79,312
(-12,830)
96,268
(-12,284)
41,316
(-5,726)
21,408
(-4,306)
12,174
(+342)
15,126
(-1,624)
143,259
(-18,214, -12.06%) 		-16,956 (-546, -3.3%) 61.58%
11/08/2011
92,142
(+3,030)
108,552
(+930)
47,042
(-425)
25,714
(-380)
11,832
(-469)
16,750
(+1,586)
165,589
(+2,136, +1.43%) 		-16,410 (+2,100, +11.3%) 62.21%
11/01/2011
89,112
(+4,228)
107,622
(+9,972)
47,467
(+1,177)
26,094
(-2,318)
12,301
(+721)
15,164
(-1,528)
164,914
(+6,126, +4.29%) 		-18,510 (-5,744, -45.0%) 59.77%
10/25/2011
84,884
(+3,513)
97,650
(-2,205)
46,290
(-938)
28,412
(+3,652)
11,580
(+1,433)
16,692
(+2,561)
159,357
(+4,008, +2.89%) 		-12,766 (+5,718, +30.9%) 66.46%
10/18/2011
81,371
(-1,950)
99,855
(-3,531)
47,228
(+1,436)
24,760
(+1,400)
10,147
(-953)
14,131
(+664)
151,550
(-1,467, -1.05%) 		-18,484 (+1,581, +7.9%) 59.8%
10/11/2011
83,321
(-573)
103,386
(+795)
45,792
(+1,052)
23,360
(-455)
11,100
(+419)
13,467
(+558)
153,794
(+898, +0.64%) 		-20,065 (-1,368, -7.3%) 57.96%
10/04/2011
83,894
(+2,805)
102,591
(+395)
44,740
(+1,251)
23,815
(+1,426)
10,681
(-537)
12,909
(+1,698)
151,858
(+3,519, +2.59%) 		-18,697 (+2,410, +11.4%) 59.55%
09/27/2011
81,089
(+5,266)
102,196
(-6,546)
43,489
(-5,412)
22,389
(+2,057)
11,218
(-3,108)
11,211
(+1,235)
147,661
(-3,254, -2.34%) 		-21,107 (+11,812, +35.9%) 56.75%
09/20/2011
75,823
(+2,067)
108,742
(-5,157)
48,901
(-5,089)
20,332
(-378)
14,326
(-1,922)
9,976
(+591)
150,007
(-4,944, -3.43%) 		-32,919 (+7,224, +18.0%) 43.0%
09/13/2011
73,756
(+3,030)
113,899
(+8,560)
53,990
(-193)
20,710
(-1,802)
16,248
(+2,095)
9,385
(-1,826)
154,302
(+4,932, +3.55%) 		-40,143 (-5,530, -16.0%) 34.59%
09/06/2011
70,726
(+422)
105,339
(-1,335)
54,183
(-1,063)
22,512
(+190)
14,153
(+334)
11,211
(+838)
147,827
(-307, -0.22%) 		-34,613 (+1,757, +4.8%) 41.03%
08/30/2011
70,304
(+414)
106,674
(+134)
55,246
(-270)
22,322
(+477)
13,819
(+254)
10,373
(-213)
147,646
(+398, +0.29%) 		-36,370 (+280, +0.8%) 38.98%
08/23/2011
69,890
(-1,147)
106,540
(+3,908)
55,516
(+5,444)
21,845
(+455)
13,565
(+80)
10,586
(+14)
145,796
(+4,377, +3.25%) 		-36,650 (-5,055, -16.0%) 38.65%
08/16/2011
71,037
(-418)
102,632
(-1,291)
50,072
(-2,237)
21,390
(-370)
13,485
(+559)
10,572
(-435)
141,177
(-2,096, -1.53%) 		-31,595 (+873, +2.7%) 44.54%
08/09/2011
71,455
(-154)
103,923
(-1,290)
52,309
(-373)
21,760
(-265)
12,926
(-479)
11,007
(+549)
142,543
(-1,006, -0.73%) 		-32,468 (+1,136, +3.4%) 43.52%
08/02/2011
71,609
(+3,902)
105,213
(+1,864)
52,682
(+999)
22,025
(+2,107)
13,405
(-375)
10,458
(+555)
144,447
(+4,526, +3.4%) 		-33,604 (+2,038, +5.7%) 42.2%
07/26/2011
67,707
(-323)
103,349
(+3,344)
51,683
(+2,418)
19,918
(-954)
13,780
(+592)
9,903
(+297)
138,911
(+2,687, +2.06%) 		-35,642 (-3,667, -11.5%) 39.83%
07/19/2011
68,030
(-6,486)
100,005
(-2,636)
49,265
(+3,253)
20,872
(+543)
13,188
(+873)
9,606
(-267)
135,510
(-2,360, -1.78%) 		-31,975 (-3,850, -13.7%) 44.1%
07/12/2011
74,516
(-1,469)
102,641
(-1,167)
46,012
(-4)
20,329
(+656)
12,315
(+773)
9,873
(-189)
137,983
(-700, -0.52%) 		-28,125 (-302, -1.1%) 48.58%
07/05/2011
75,985
(+1,839)
103,808
(+1,630)
46,016
(+1,766)
19,673
(+761)
11,542
(-779)
10,062
(+435)
138,997
(+2,826, +2.16%) 		-27,823 (+209, +0.7%) 48.93%
06/28/2011
74,146
(-7,574)
102,178
(-10,399)
44,250
(+381)
18,912
(+1,645)
12,321
(-1,703)
9,627
(-142)
135,984
(-8,896, -6.37%) 		-28,032 (+2,825, +9.2%) 48.69%
06/21/2011
81,720
(+1,610)
112,577
(-4,285)
43,869
(-2,993)
17,267
(+2,244)
14,024
(-2,495)
9,769
(-1,837)
146,074
(-3,878, -2.7%) 		-30,857 (+5,895, +16.0%) 45.4%
06/14/2011
80,110
(-3,648)
116,862
(-1,654)
46,862
(+2,858)
15,023
(-1,776)
16,519
(-2,904)
11,606
(-264)
151,844
(-3,694, -2.51%) 		-36,752 (-1,994, -5.7%) 38.54%
06/07/2011
83,758
(+4,455)
118,516
(+2,955)
44,004
(-1,272)
16,799
(+2,037)
19,423
(+1,953)
11,870
(+144)
159,300
(+5,136, +3.62%) 		-34,758 (+1,500, +4.1%) 40.86%
05/31/2011
79,303
(-266)
115,561
(+1,227)
45,276
(+1,021)
14,762
(-202)
17,470
(+458)
11,726
(+188)
155,142
(+1,213, +0.86%) 		-36,258 (-1,493, -4.3%) 39.11%
05/24/2011
79,569
(+3,143)
114,334
(+3,313)
44,255
(+477)
14,964
(+422)
17,012
(+456)
11,538
(+341)
153,975
(+4,076, +2.98%) 		-34,765 (-170, -0.5%) 40.85%
05/17/2011
76,426
(+40)
111,021
(+1,490)
43,778
(+1,280)
14,542
(-171)
16,556
(-955)
11,197
(-954)
150,026
(+365, +0.27%) 		-34,595 (-1,450, -4.4%) 41.05%
05/10/2011
76,386
(-1,606)
109,531
(+549)
42,498
(-235)
14,713
(-3,046)
17,511
(-859)
12,151
(-203)
150,102
(-2,700, -1.94%) 		-33,145 (-2,155, -7.0%) 42.73%
05/03/2011
77,992
(-4,835)
108,982
(-2,091)
42,733
(+499)
17,759
(-3,542)
18,370
(-726)
12,354
(+571)
149,384
(-5,062, -3.51%) 		-30,990 (-2,744, -9.7%) 45.24%
04/26/2011
82,827
(-15,126)
111,073
(-13,864)
42,234
(-1,568)
21,301
(-2,753)
19,096
(-371)
11,783
(-448)
154,952
(-17,065, -10.58%) 		-28,246 (-1,262, -4.7%) 48.44%
04/19/2011
97,953
(-20,076)
124,937
(-26,373)
43,802
(-2,282)
24,054
(+2,267)
19,467
(-2,529)
12,231
(-781)
172,140
(-24,887, -13.37%) 		-26,984 (+6,297, +18.9%) 49.91%
04/12/2011
118,029
(+5,187)
151,310
(+10,310)
46,084
(+1,357)
21,787
(-1,894)
21,996
(+999)
13,012
(-873)
198,223
(+7,543, +4.22%) 		-33,281 (-5,123, -18.2%) 42.58%
04/05/2011
112,842
(+10,380)
141,000
(+11,445)
44,727
(+1,119)
23,681
(+140)
20,997
(+809)
13,885
(+723)
195,689
(+12,308, +7.4%) 		-28,158 (-1,065, -3.9%) 48.54%
03/29/2011
102,462
(+4,629)
129,555
(+2,314)
43,608
(+182)
23,541
(+885)
20,188
(-1,500)
13,162
(+112)
182,719
(+3,311, +2.03%) 		-27,093 (+2,315, +7.9%) 49.78%
03/22/2011
97,833
(+2,552)
127,241
(+2,274)
43,426
(-3,638)
22,656
(-1,482)
21,688
(+556)
13,050
(-1,322)
176,065
(-530, -0.32%) 		-29,408 (+278, +0.9%) 47.08%
03/15/2011
95,281
(+3,238)
124,967
(-3,062)
47,064
(-2,706)
24,138
(-279)
21,132
(+219)
14,372
(+4,092)
174,801
(+751, +0.46%) 		-29,686 (+6,300, +17.5%) 46.76%
03/08/2011
92,043
(-1,466)
128,029
(-1,870)
49,770
(+622)
24,417
(+1,977)
20,913
(+497)
10,280
(-454)
173,688
(-347, -0.21%) 		-35,986 (+404, +1.1%) 39.43%
03/01/2011
93,509
(+1,823)
129,899
(-3,667)
49,148
(-3,652)
22,440
(-1,459)
20,416
(-2,790)
10,734
(+507)
175,406
(-4,619, -2.75%) 		-36,390 (+5,490, +13.1%) 44.38%
Price data: Database (15,355 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays