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
03/24/2009
83,544
(+4,860)
78,746
(+12,211)
28,099
(+1,741)
34,214
(-3,444)
14,410
(+1,411)
13,093
(-755)
137,552
(+8,012, +6.79%) 		+4,798 (-7,351, -60.5%) 89.64%
03/17/2009
78,684
(+4,674)
66,535
(+7,424)
26,358
(+363)
37,658
(-887)
12,999
(+140)
13,848
(-1,360)
128,065
(+5,177, +4.59%) 		+12,149 (-2,750, -18.5%) 96.41%
03/10/2009
74,010
(+2,763)
59,111
(+3,915)
25,995
(+212)
38,545
(+428)
12,859
(+1,537)
15,208
(+169)
121,487
(+4,512, +4.16%) 		+14,899 (-1,152, -7.2%) 98.94%
03/03/2009
71,247
(-10)
55,196
(-2,618)
25,783
(+927)
38,117
(+2,772)
11,322
(-135)
15,039
(+628)
116,082
(+782, +0.73%) 		+16,051 (+2,608, +19.4%) 100.0%
02/24/2009
71,257
(-181)
57,814
(-5,756)
24,856
(-514)
35,345
(+2,969)
11,457
(-869)
14,411
(+1,223)
115,564
(-1,564, -1.43%) 		+13,443 (+5,575, +70.9%) 100.0%
02/17/2009
71,438
(-982)
63,570
(-14,147)
25,370
(-2,088)
32,376
(+8,671)
12,326
(-1,850)
13,188
(+556)
117,984
(-4,920, -4.31%) 		+7,868 (+13,165, +248.5%) 100.0%
02/10/2009
72,420
(-2,675)
77,717
(-7,529)
27,458
(+829)
23,705
(+1,951)
14,176
(+288)
12,632
(+4,020)
123,430
(-1,558, -1.35%) 		-5,297 (+4,854, +47.8%) 87.6%
02/03/2009
75,095
(-2,281)
85,246
(-1,255)
26,629
(+1,316)
21,754
(+2,899)
13,888
(+537)
8,612
(-2,072)
128,412
(-428, -0.37%) 		-10,151 (-1,026, -11.2%) 82.73%
01/27/2009
77,376
(-3,035)
86,501
(+1,964)
25,313
(+1,702)
18,855
(-2,355)
13,351
(+1,271)
10,684
(+329)
131,102
(-62, -0.05%) 		-9,125 (-4,999, -121.2%) 83.76%
01/20/2009
80,411
(+1,437)
84,537
(+326)
23,611
(-2,324)
21,210
(-352)
12,080
(+999)
10,355
(+138)
130,358
(+112, +0.1%) 		-4,126 (+1,111, +21.2%) 88.77%
01/13/2009
78,974
(+1,975)
84,211
(-616)
25,935
(+101)
21,562
(+49)
11,081
(-3,322)
10,217
(-679)
129,553
(-1,246, -1.06%) 		-5,237 (+2,591, +33.1%) 87.66%
01/06/2009
76,999
(+1,038)
84,827
(+5,257)
25,834
(+297)
21,513
(-2,498)
14,403
(+2,545)
10,896
(+1,121)
130,182
(+3,880, +3.42%) 		-7,828 (-4,219, -116.9%) 85.06%
12/30/2008
75,961
(-852)
79,570
(+840)
25,537
(+1,150)
24,011
(+422)
11,858
(+628)
9,775
(-336)
125,564
(+926, +0.82%) 		-3,609 (-1,692, -88.3%) 89.29%
12/22/2008
76,813
(-1,561)
78,730
(+2,205)
24,387
(-243)
23,589
(-2,307)
11,230
(-2,108)
10,111
(-3,810)
124,035
(-3,912, -3.36%) 		-1,917 (-3,766, -203.7%) 90.99%
12/16/2008
78,374
(-1,790)
76,525
(+269)
24,630
(+802)
25,896
(-1,196)
13,338
(-591)
13,921
(-652)
127,864
(-1,579, -1.34%) 		+1,849 (-2,059, -52.7%) 94.77%
12/09/2008
80,164
(-1,117)
76,256
(-839)
23,828
(-1,015)
27,092
(-1,226)
13,929
(+4,307)
14,573
(+4,240)
130,017
(+2,175, +1.88%) 		+3,908 (-278, -6.6%) 96.83%
12/02/2008
81,281
(-1,062)
77,095
(+1,815)
24,843
(+181)
28,318
(-3,346)
9,622
(-330)
10,333
(+320)
126,805
(-1,211, -1.04%) 		+4,186 (-2,877, -40.7%) 97.11%
11/25/2008
82,343
(-6,330)
75,280
(-8,734)
24,662
(-2,606)
31,664
(+632)
9,952
(-1,494)
10,013
(-2,328)
128,157
(-10,430, -8.19%) 		+7,063 (+2,404, +51.6%) 100.0%
11/18/2008
88,673
(-11,427)
84,014
(-10,377)
27,268
(+764)
31,032
(-2,055)
11,446
(-2,312)
12,341
(-543)
138,808
(-12,975, -9.24%) 		+4,659 (-1,050, -18.4%) 98.93%
11/11/2008
100,100
(-5,379)
94,391
(-13,123)
26,504
(-8,269)
33,087
(-530)
13,758
(+3,269)
12,884
(+3,274)
153,268
(-10,379, -6.89%) 		+5,709 (+7,744, +380.5%) 100.0%
11/04/2008
105,479
(-1,431)
107,514
(+191)
34,773
(-462)
33,617
(-1,463)
10,489
(-788)
9,610
(-1,409)
169,015
(-2,681, -1.75%) 		-2,035 (-1,622, -392.7%) 97.58%
10/28/2008
106,910
(+3,495)
107,323
(+1,320)
35,235
(-1,378)
35,080
(+764)
11,277
(+285)
11,019
(+318)
171,963
(+2,402, +1.59%) 		-413 (+2,175, +84.0%) 99.33%
10/21/2008
103,415
(-3,897)
106,003
(-2,925)
36,613
(+679)
34,316
(-1,092)
10,992
(-1,039)
10,701
(-240)
169,152
(-4,257, -2.74%) 		-2,588 (-972, -60.1%) 96.99%
10/14/2008
107,312
(-6,605)
108,928
(-5,284)
35,934
(-3,352)
35,408
(-5,176)
12,031
(-192)
10,941
(+311)
175,560
(-10,149, -6.14%) 		-1,616 (-1,321, -447.8%) 98.03%
10/07/2008
113,917
(-5,290)
114,212
(-5,150)
39,286
(-3,855)
40,584
(-2,743)
12,223
(-935)
10,630
(-2,187)
185,485
(-10,080, -5.74%) 		-295 (-140, -90.3%) 99.46%
09/30/2008
119,207
(-4,743)
119,362
(-6,312)
43,141
(-4,304)
43,327
(-2,307)
13,158
(-547)
12,817
(-975)
195,316
(-9,594, -5.18%) 		-155 (+1,569, +91.0%) 99.61%
09/23/2008
123,950
(-5,691)
125,674
(-3,757)
47,445
(+230)
45,634
(-1,906)
13,705
(-2,275)
13,792
(-2,073)
206,277
(-7,736, -4.01%) 		-1,724 (-1,934, -921.0%) 97.92%
09/16/2008
129,641
(-247)
129,431
(-6,184)
47,215
(-4,168)
47,540
(-1,550)
15,980
(-460)
15,865
(+2,859)
215,450
(-4,875, -2.47%) 		+210 (+5,937, +103.7%) 100.0%
09/09/2008
129,888
(+5,069)
135,615
(-3,598)
51,383
(-3,425)
49,090
(+4,978)
16,440
(-813)
13,006
(-549)
218,631
(+831, +0.42%) 		-5,727 (+8,667, +60.2%) 97.78%
09/02/2008
124,819
(-3,750)
139,213
(+2,160)
54,808
(+3,486)
44,112
(-2,457)
17,253
(+633)
13,555
(+666)
215,379
(+369, +0.19%) 		-14,394 (-5,910, -69.7%) 88.02%
08/26/2008
128,569
(-298)
137,053
(+4,435)
51,322
(+290)
46,569
(-301)
16,620
(+1,259)
12,889
(-2,883)
215,217
(+1,251, +0.64%) 		-8,484 (-4,733, -126.2%) 94.67%
08/19/2008
128,867
(-856)
132,618
(-4,278)
51,032
(-1,975)
46,870
(-1,148)
15,361
(+256)
15,772
(+2,851)
213,927
(-2,575, -1.3%) 		-3,751 (+3,422, +47.7%) 100.0%
08/12/2008
129,723
(-3,129)
136,896
(-3,511)
53,007
(+810)
48,018
(+7)
15,105
(-1,457)
12,921
(-272)
214,066
(-3,776, -1.87%) 		-7,173 (+382, +5.1%) 100.0%
08/05/2008
132,852
(+275)
140,407
(-8,861)
52,197
(-2,040)
48,011
(+4,683)
16,562
(-1,135)
13,193
(+1,278)
217,812
(-2,900, -1.42%) 		-7,555 (+9,136, +54.7%) 100.0%
07/29/2008
132,577
(-436)
149,268
(+3,084)
54,237
(+2,073)
43,328
(-1,857)
17,697
(-903)
11,915
(-493)
220,067
(+734, +0.36%) 		-16,691 (-3,520, -26.7%) 95.57%
07/22/2008
133,013
(-268)
146,184
(-6,966)
52,164
(-3,753)
45,185
(+2,861)
18,600
(+154)
12,408
(+238)
218,566
(-3,867, -1.86%) 		-13,171 (+6,698, +33.7%) 100.0%
07/15/2008
133,281
(+3,799)
153,150
(+1,373)
55,917
(-727)
42,324
(+2,813)
18,446
(+567)
12,170
(-547)
222,265
(+3,639, +1.78%) 		-19,869 (+2,426, +10.9%) 98.72%
07/08/2008
129,482
(-424)
151,777
(-9,724)
56,644
(-290)
39,511
(+7,732)
17,879
(+958)
12,717
(+2,236)
218,245
(+244, +0.12%) 		-22,295 (+9,300, +29.4%) 95.43%
07/01/2008
129,906
(+1,446)
161,501
(+1,410)
56,934
(+2,031)
31,779
(-808)
16,921
(-612)
10,481
(+2,263)
217,590
(+2,865, +1.43%) 		-31,595 (+36, +0.1%) 82.81%
06/24/2008
128,460
(-4,619)
160,091
(-2,637)
54,903
(-840)
32,587
(-1,505)
17,533
(-502)
8,218
(-1,819)
214,012
(-5,961, -2.88%) 		-31,631 (-1,982, -6.7%) 82.76%
06/17/2008
133,079
(-27,229)
162,728
(-18,990)
55,743
(-5,506)
34,092
(-9,979)
18,035
(-430)
10,037
(-4,196)
221,739
(-33,165, -13.82%) 		-29,649 (-8,239, -38.5%) 85.45%
06/10/2008
160,308
(-11,402)
181,718
(-8,918)
61,249
(+2,440)
44,071
(-230)
18,465
(+1,480)
14,233
(+1,666)
266,100
(-7,482, -3.02%) 		-21,410 (-2,484, -13.1%) 96.63%
06/03/2008
171,710
(+9,901)
190,636
(-1,109)
58,809
(-2,861)
44,301
(+4,672)
16,985
(-2,169)
12,567
(+1,308)
273,104
(+4,871, +2.01%) 		-18,926 (+11,010, +36.8%) 100.0%
05/27/2008
161,809
(+9,400)
191,745
(-1,848)
61,670
(-2,519)
39,629
(+5,592)
19,154
(-1,787)
11,259
(+1,350)
268,743
(+5,094, +2.14%) 		-29,936 (+11,248, +27.3%) 100.0%
05/20/2008
152,409
(+4,094)
193,593
(+8,339)
64,189
(+4,021)
34,037
(+1,267)
20,941
(+1,404)
9,909
(-87)
264,285
(+9,519, +4.17%) 		-41,184 (-4,245, -11.5%) 88.05%
05/13/2008
148,315
(+3,976)
185,254
(+1,923)
60,168
(-550)
32,770
(+683)
19,537
(-444)
9,996
(+376)
253,305
(+2,982, +1.33%) 		-36,939 (+2,053, +5.3%) 95.32%
05/06/2008
144,339
(-2,361)
183,331
(-2,497)
60,718
(+502)
32,087
(-515)
19,981
(+275)
9,620
(+1,428)
247,979
(-1,584, -0.7%) 		-38,992 (+136, +0.3%) 91.8%
04/29/2008
146,700
(-4,898)
185,828
(-9,824)
60,216
(-1,789)
32,602
(+918)
19,706
(-716)
8,192
(+1,503)
246,090
(-7,403, -3.16%) 		-39,128 (+4,926, +11.2%) 91.57%
04/22/2008
151,598
(-4,697)
195,652
(-3,732)
62,005
(+131)
31,684
(-3,119)
20,422
(-3,422)
6,689
(-1,137)
253,186
(-7,988, -3.3%) 		-44,054 (-965, -2.2%) 83.14%
04/15/2008
156,295
(+2,179)
199,384
(+8,373)
61,874
(+1,195)
34,803
(-5,330)
23,844
(+1,070)
7,826
(+1,401)
261,891
(+4,444, +1.87%) 		-43,089 (-6,194, -16.8%) 84.79%
Price data: Database (15,355 records) Futures Continuous
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