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
08/08/2023
95,591
(+3,651)
145,550
(+243)
77,078
(+512)
35,934
(+3,248)
15,971
(-1,551)
7,156
(-879)
214,088
(+2,612, +1.4%) 		-49,959 (+3,408, +6.4%) 56.49%
08/01/2023
91,940
(+2,578)
145,307
(+9,295)
76,566
(+7,196)
32,686
(+1,300)
17,522
(+1,407)
8,035
(+586)
211,204
(+11,181, +6.39%) 		-53,367 (-6,717, -14.4%) 54.18%
07/25/2023
89,362
(+1,103)
136,012
(+25,824)
69,370
(+11,956)
31,386
(-7,547)
16,115
(+2,591)
7,449
(-2,627)
194,350
(+15,650, +9.83%) 		-46,650 (-24,721, -112.7%) 58.73%
07/18/2023
88,259
(+2,229)
110,188
(+8,258)
57,414
(+572)
38,933
(-4,414)
13,524
(+226)
10,076
(-817)
178,003
(+3,027, +1.94%) 		-21,929 (-6,029, -37.9%) 75.49%
07/11/2023
86,030
(-2,321)
101,930
(+8,672)
56,842
(+1,806)
43,347
(-7,514)
13,298
(+1,397)
10,893
(-276)
175,601
(+882, +0.57%) 		-15,900 (-10,993, -224.0%) 79.58%
07/03/2023
88,351
(+167)
93,258
(+7,394)
55,036
(+1,439)
50,861
(-4,414)
11,901
(+371)
11,169
(-1,003)
175,032
(+1,977, +1.29%) 		-4,907 (-7,227, -311.5%) 87.03%
06/27/2023
88,184
(+1,315)
85,864
(-9,873)
53,597
(+1,152)
55,275
(+9,488)
11,530
(-1,809)
12,172
(+1,043)
173,343
(+658, +0.43%) 		+2,320 (+11,188, +126.2%) 91.93%
06/20/2023
86,869
(+2,019)
95,737
(-3,919)
52,445
(-1,742)
45,787
(+2,810)
13,339
(-632)
11,129
(+754)
170,227
(-355, -0.23%) 		-8,868 (+5,938, +40.1%) 84.34%
06/13/2023
84,850
(-9,288)
99,656
(-15,503)
54,187
(-6,038)
42,977
(-779)
13,971
(+106)
10,375
(+1,062)
171,880
(-15,220, -9.05%) 		-14,806 (+6,215, +29.6%) 80.32%
06/06/2023
94,138
(-1,126)
115,159
(+4,034)
60,225
(+1,455)
43,756
(-402)
13,865
(+1,849)
9,313
(-1,454)
194,270
(+2,178, +1.31%) 		-21,021 (-5,160, -32.5%) 76.11%
05/30/2023
95,264
(+6,542)
111,125
(-3,614)
58,770
(-4,770)
44,158
(+2,937)
12,016
(-1,008)
10,767
(+1,441)
196,092
(+764, +0.46%) 		-15,861 (+10,156, +39.0%) 79.6%
05/23/2023
88,722
(-3,254)
114,739
(+20,908)
63,540
(+9,360)
41,221
(-11,404)
13,024
(+2,112)
9,326
(-1,286)
192,981
(+8,218, +5.23%) 		-26,017 (-24,162, -1302.5%) 72.72%
05/16/2023
91,976
(+5,594)
93,831
(+6,101)
54,180
(+654)
52,625
(+276)
10,912
(-265)
10,612
(-394)
184,924
(+5,983, +3.96%) 		-1,855 (-507, -37.6%) 89.1%
05/09/2023
86,382
(+1,719)
87,730
(+9,703)
53,526
(+1,142)
52,349
(-7,066)
11,177
(-550)
11,006
(-326)
176,354
(+2,311, +1.55%) 		-1,348 (-7,984, -120.3%) 89.44%
05/02/2023
84,663
(+1,983)
78,027
(+1,668)
52,384
(-240)
59,415
(+1,378)
11,727
(+1,062)
11,332
(-241)
172,788
(+2,805, +1.92%) 		+6,636 (+315, +5.0%) 94.85%
04/25/2023
82,680
(+5,538)
76,359
(-8,012)
52,624
(-2,532)
58,037
(+7,351)
10,665
(-2,670)
11,573
(+997)
168,166
(+336, +0.23%) 		+6,321 (+13,550, +187.4%) 94.64%
04/18/2023
77,142
(-13,799)
84,371
(-3,513)
55,156
(+3,901)
50,686
(-3,848)
13,335
(+821)
10,576
(-1,716)
168,276
(-9,077, -5.87%) 		-7,229 (-10,286, -336.5%) 85.46%
04/11/2023
90,941
(-4,269)
87,884
(+704)
51,255
(+1,701)
54,534
(-1,763)
12,514
(+1,056)
12,292
(-453)
186,406
(-1,512, -0.97%) 		+3,057 (-4,973, -61.9%) 92.43%
04/04/2023
95,210
(-4,724)
87,180
(-764)
49,554
(-1,339)
56,297
(-4,717)
11,458
(+388)
12,745
(-194)
193,846
(-5,675, -3.51%) 		+8,030 (-3,960, -33.0%) 95.8%
03/28/2023
99,934
(+304)
87,944
(+2,540)
50,893
(-533)
61,014
(-1,994)
11,070
(-455)
12,939
(-1,230)
200,053
(-684, -0.42%) 		+11,990 (-2,236, -15.7%) 98.48%
03/21/2023
99,630
(+4,249)
85,404
(-5,748)
51,426
(+925)
63,008
(+9,719)
11,525
(+29)
14,169
(+1,232)
196,669
(+5,203, +3.31%) 		+14,226 (+9,997, +236.4%) 100.0%
03/14/2023
95,381
(+5,611)
91,152
(-4,826)
50,501
(-2,759)
53,289
(+5,962)
11,496
(-550)
12,937
(+1,166)
188,970
(+2,302, +1.48%) 		+4,229 (+10,437, +168.1%) 95.9%
03/07/2023
89,770
(-2,558)
95,978
(+936)
53,260
(+496)
47,327
(-3,713)
12,046
(-2,014)
11,771
(-1,299)
184,506
(-4,076, -2.56%) 		-6,208 (-3,494, -128.7%) 88.62%
02/28/2023
92,328
(-2,610)
95,042
(+2,646)
52,764
(+1,304)
51,040
(-3,389)
14,060
(+1,754)
13,070
(+1,191)
186,843
(+448, +0.28%) 		-2,714 (-5,256, -206.8%) 91.06%
02/21/2023
94,938
(-231)
92,396
(-16,381)
51,460
(-4,300)
54,429
(+9,819)
12,306
(-2,592)
11,879
(-561)
185,270
(-7,123, -4.3%) 		+2,542 (+16,150, +118.7%) 94.72%
02/14/2023
95,169
(-8,964)
108,777
(-9,892)
55,760
(-831)
44,610
(-181)
14,898
(+421)
12,440
(+699)
192,913
(-9,374, -5.35%) 		-13,608 (+928, +6.4%) 83.46%
02/07/2023
104,133
(+4,025)
118,669
(-1,927)
56,591
(-4,807)
44,791
(+298)
14,477
(-413)
11,741
(+434)
210,928
(-1,195, -0.68%) 		-14,536 (+5,952, +29.1%) 82.81%
01/31/2023
100,108
(-873)
120,596
(-64)
61,398
(-201)
44,493
(+727)
14,890
(+1,972)
11,307
(+235)
210,335
(+898, +0.51%) 		-20,488 (-809, -4.1%) 78.66%
01/24/2023
100,981
(-2,165)
120,660
(+8,132)
61,599
(+4,965)
43,766
(-4,915)
12,918
(+184)
11,072
(-233)
208,137
(+2,984, +1.73%) 		-19,679 (-10,297, -109.8%) 79.23%
01/17/2023
103,146
(+3,260)
112,528
(-7,294)
56,634
(-1,470)
48,681
(+8,521)
12,734
(-740)
11,305
(-177)
203,290
(+1,050, +0.61%) 		-9,382 (+10,554, +52.9%) 86.41%
01/10/2023
99,886
(+594)
119,822
(+2,845)
58,104
(-1,074)
40,160
(-2,559)
13,474
(+276)
11,482
(-490)
201,472
(-204, -0.12%) 		-19,936 (-2,251, -12.7%) 79.05%
01/03/2023
99,292
(+4,461)
116,977
(+984)
59,178
(-428)
42,719
(+2,822)
13,198
(-42)
11,972
(+185)
197,924
(+3,991, +2.38%) 		-17,685 (+3,477, +16.4%) 80.62%
12/27/2022
94,831
(-2,101)
115,993
(+235)
59,606
(-1,457)
39,897
(-4,839)
13,240
(+417)
11,787
(+1,463)
191,552
(-3,141, -1.84%) 		-21,162 (-2,336, -12.4%) 78.19%
12/20/2022
96,932
(-1,354)
115,758
(+2,650)
61,063
(-1,006)
44,736
(-2,894)
12,823
(+802)
10,324
(-1,314)
195,942
(-1,558, -0.9%) 		-18,826 (-4,004, -27.0%) 79.82%
12/13/2022
98,286
(+6,239)
113,108
(+403)
62,069
(-2,738)
47,630
(+1,543)
12,021
(-222)
11,638
(+1,333)
198,489
(+3,279, +1.94%) 		-14,822 (+5,836, +28.3%) 82.61%
12/06/2022
92,047
(-807)
112,705
(+1,679)
64,807
(+1,455)
46,087
(-685)
12,243
(-500)
10,305
(-846)
194,946
(+148, +0.09%) 		-20,658 (-2,486, -13.7%) 78.54%
11/29/2022
92,854
(+1,286)
111,026
(+555)
63,352
(-290)
46,772
(+853)
12,743
(+522)
11,151
(+110)
194,437
(+1,518, +0.91%) 		-18,172 (+731, +3.9%) 79.04%
11/22/2022
91,568
(-2,935)
110,471
(-5,932)
63,642
(-2,785)
45,919
(-395)
12,221
(-1,593)
11,041
(-986)
191,947
(-7,313, -4.18%) 		-18,903 (+2,997, +13.7%) 78.54%
11/15/2022
94,503
(-19,498)
116,403
(-19,059)
66,427
(-377)
46,314
(-13)
13,814
(-3)
12,027
(-806)
200,411
(-19,878, -10.21%) 		-21,900 (-439, -2.0%) 74.85%
11/08/2022
114,001
(-10,086)
135,462
(-4,808)
66,804
(-3,289)
46,327
(-7,614)
13,817
(+514)
12,833
(-439)
234,844
(-12,861, -6.2%) 		-21,461 (-5,278, -32.6%) 75.15%
11/01/2022
124,087
(+2,847)
140,270
(-6,660)
70,093
(-1,203)
53,941
(+7,421)
13,303
(+228)
13,272
(+1,111)
255,458
(+1,872, +0.91%) 		-16,183 (+9,507, +37.0%) 78.69%
10/25/2022
121,240
(+1,760)
146,930
(-6,788)
71,296
(-3)
46,520
(+7,784)
13,075
(+164)
12,161
(+925)
245,987
(+1,921, +0.94%) 		-25,690 (+8,548, +25.0%) 72.31%
10/18/2022
119,480
(+2,629)
153,718
(-1,651)
71,299
(-1,641)
38,736
(+1,697)
12,911
(+394)
11,236
(+1,336)
238,208
(+1,382, +0.68%) 		-34,238 (+4,280, +11.1%) 66.56%
10/11/2022
116,851
(+3,687)
155,369
(+1,942)
72,940
(+2,996)
37,039
(+4,574)
12,517
(-96)
9,900
(+71)
232,212
(+6,587, +3.37%) 		-38,518 (+1,745, +4.3%) 63.69%
10/04/2022
113,164
(+3,535)
153,427
(-218)
69,944
(-447)
32,465
(+4,153)
12,613
(+872)
9,829
(+25)
224,735
(+3,960, +2.07%) 		-40,263 (+3,753, +8.5%) 59.88%
09/27/2022
109,629
(+7,353)
153,645
(+1,656)
70,391
(-878)
28,312
(+997)
11,741
(-2,897)
9,804
(+925)
219,294
(+3,578, +1.9%) 		-44,016 (+5,697, +11.5%) 57.47%
09/20/2022
102,276
(+6,617)
151,989
(+1,645)
71,269
(-3,723)
27,315
(+363)
14,638
(+202)
8,879
(+1,088)
215,483
(+3,096, +1.67%) 		-49,713 (+4,972, +9.1%) 53.8%
09/13/2022
95,659
(+1,201)
150,344
(-1,964)
74,992
(-2,530)
26,952
(+142)
14,436
(-100)
7,791
(+393)
209,616
(-1,429, -0.77%) 		-54,685 (+3,165, +5.5%) 50.6%
09/06/2022
94,458
(+1,741)
152,308
(-170)
77,522
(-1,077)
26,810
(-22)
14,536
(-744)
7,398
(+112)
211,548
(-80, -0.04%) 		-57,850 (+1,911, +3.2%) 47.71%
08/30/2022
92,717
(+1,431)
152,478
(+3,107)
78,599
(+2,164)
26,832
(+1,882)
15,280
(+971)
7,286
(-423)
212,277
(+4,566, +2.51%) 		-59,761 (-1,676, -2.9%) 44.6%
Price data: Database (15,355 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays