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
09/22/2020
99,650
(-556)
161,930
(-951)
75,132
(+3,404)
16,620
(+2,830)
12,890
(-1,344)
9,122
(-375)
221,320
(+1,504, +0.81%) 		-62,280 (+395, +0.6%) 43.56%
09/15/2020
100,206
(-15)
162,881
(+5,885)
71,728
(+1,173)
13,790
(-3,074)
14,234
(+2,489)
9,497
(+836)
221,730
(+3,647, +2.0%) 		-62,675 (-5,900, -10.4%) 43.33%
09/08/2020
100,221
(+12,746)
156,996
(+1,056)
70,555
(-6,958)
16,864
(+1,986)
11,745
(-1,944)
8,661
(+802)
217,214
(+3,844, +2.15%) 		-56,775 (+11,690, +17.1%) 46.68%
09/01/2020
87,475
(+1,902)
155,940
(+6,323)
77,513
(+4,619)
14,878
(+833)
13,689
(+539)
7,859
(-96)
209,578
(+7,060, +4.11%) 		-68,465 (-4,421, -6.9%) 40.05%
08/25/2020
85,573
(-1,013)
149,617
(+12,601)
72,894
(+7,426)
14,045
(-3,359)
13,150
(+2,062)
7,955
(-767)
201,083
(+8,475, +5.19%) 		-64,044 (-13,614, -27.0%) 42.56%
08/18/2020
86,586
(+570)
137,016
(+346)
65,468
(-247)
17,404
(-437)
11,088
(+627)
8,722
(+1,041)
192,683
(+950, +0.59%) 		-50,430 (+224, +0.4%) 50.28%
08/11/2020
86,016
(-22)
136,670
(+6,887)
65,715
(+6,775)
17,841
(-53)
10,461
(-429)
7,681
(-510)
191,194
(+6,324, +4.06%) 		-50,654 (-6,909, -15.8%) 50.15%
08/04/2020
86,038
(+3,740)
129,783
(+10,763)
58,940
(+1,182)
17,894
(-3,906)
10,890
(+1,558)
8,191
(-377)
181,232
(+6,480, +4.34%) 		-43,745 (-7,023, -19.1%) 54.07%
07/28/2020
82,298
(+1,553)
119,020
(-4,463)
57,758
(-5,153)
21,800
(-305)
9,332
(-630)
8,568
(+538)
173,711
(-4,230, -2.75%) 		-36,722 (+6,016, +14.1%) 58.05%
07/21/2020
80,745
(-72)
123,483
(+800)
62,911
(+2,343)
22,105
(+1,300)
9,962
(-123)
8,030
(+48)
177,528
(+2,148, +1.42%) 		-42,738 (-872, -2.1%) 54.64%
07/14/2020
80,817
(-1,859)
122,683
(+6,471)
60,568
(+6,672)
20,805
(-3,109)
10,085
(-572)
7,982
(+879)
174,373
(+4,241, +2.88%) 		-41,866 (-8,330, -24.8%) 55.13%
07/07/2020
82,676
(+95)
116,212
(+13,606)
53,896
(+4,675)
23,914
(-6,721)
10,657
(+590)
7,103
(-1,525)
168,486
(+5,360, +3.78%) 		-33,536 (-13,511, -67.5%) 59.85%
06/30/2020
82,581
(-666)
102,606
(+4,092)
49,221
(+1,919)
30,635
(-1,974)
10,067
(+117)
8,628
(-748)
161,481
(+1,370, +0.98%) 		-20,025 (-4,758, -31.2%) 67.51%
06/23/2020
83,247
(-11,307)
98,514
(-10,617)
47,302
(+100)
32,609
(-1,180)
9,950
(-510)
9,376
(+80)
159,309
(-11,717, -7.7%) 		-15,267 (-690, -4.7%) 70.21%
06/16/2020
94,554
(-2,211)
109,131
(-5,729)
47,202
(-916)
33,789
(+944)
10,460
(-1,073)
9,296
(+585)
171,047
(-4,200, -2.69%) 		-14,577 (+3,518, +19.4%) 70.6%
06/09/2020
96,765
(-3,478)
114,860
(+3,718)
48,118
(+2,596)
32,845
(-3,081)
11,533
(+301)
8,711
(-1,218)
181,259
(-581, -0.37%) 		-18,095 (-7,196, -66.0%) 68.61%
06/02/2020
100,243
(-709)
111,142
(+5,417)
45,522
(+2,991)
35,926
(-2,788)
11,232
(-75)
9,929
(-422)
185,922
(+2,207, +1.43%) 		-10,899 (-6,126, -128.3%) 72.69%
05/26/2020
100,952
(+4,263)
105,725
(+3,968)
42,531
(-1,207)
38,714
(-1,704)
11,307
(-145)
10,351
(+647)
184,741
(+2,911, +1.92%) 		-4,773 (+295, +5.8%) 76.16%
05/19/2020
96,689
(+2,201)
101,757
(+5,288)
43,738
(-1,274)
40,418
(-3,516)
11,452
(+355)
9,704
(-490)
177,692
(+1,282, +0.85%) 		-5,068 (-3,087, -155.8%) 75.99%
05/12/2020
94,488
(-781)
96,469
(+3,743)
45,012
(+733)
43,934
(-2,978)
11,097
(+559)
10,194
(-254)
176,193
(+511, +0.34%) 		-1,981 (-4,524, -177.9%) 77.74%
05/05/2020
95,269
(+3,859)
92,726
(+1,141)
44,279
(-3,245)
46,912
(-960)
10,538
(-355)
10,448
(+78)
176,253
(+259, +0.17%) 		+2,543 (+2,718, +1553.1%) 80.31%
04/28/2020
91,410
(-107)
91,585
(+4,126)
47,524
(-2,571)
47,872
(-6,831)
10,893
(+600)
10,370
(+627)
174,079
(-2,078, -1.37%) 		-175 (-4,233, -104.3%) 78.77%
04/21/2020
91,517
(-5,225)
87,459
(-4,229)
50,095
(+2,924)
54,703
(+2,823)
10,293
(-424)
9,743
(-1,319)
179,858
(-2,725, -1.76%) 		+4,058 (-996, -19.7%) 81.17%
04/14/2020
96,742
(-3,680)
91,688
(-1,777)
47,171
(+2,190)
51,880
(+750)
10,717
(+194)
11,062
(-269)
185,745
(-1,296, -0.83%) 		+5,054 (-1,903, -27.4%) 81.73%
04/07/2020
100,422
(-14,129)
93,465
(-10,978)
44,981
(+2,337)
51,130
(-955)
10,523
(+951)
11,331
(+1,092)
188,501
(-10,841, -6.5%) 		+6,957 (-3,151, -31.2%) 82.81%
03/31/2020
114,551
(+407)
104,443
(-3,180)
42,644
(-83)
52,085
(+3,853)
9,572
(-49)
10,239
(-398)
199,435
(+275, +0.17%) 		+10,108 (+3,587, +55.0%) 84.6%
03/24/2020
114,144
(-7,882)
107,623
(-8,948)
42,727
(-3,101)
48,232
(-1,464)
9,621
(-77)
10,637
(-648)
195,682
(-11,060, -6.23%) 		+6,521 (+1,066, +19.5%) 82.56%
03/17/2020
122,026
(+10,755)
116,571
(+2,201)
45,828
(-3,735)
49,696
(+4,109)
9,698
(-596)
11,285
(+114)
211,258
(+6,424, +3.75%) 		+5,455 (+8,554, +276.0%) 81.96%
03/10/2020
111,271
(+10,251)
114,370
(+46)
49,563
(-4,660)
45,587
(+5,576)
10,294
(+1,136)
11,171
(+1,105)
210,803
(+6,727, +4.09%) 		-3,099 (+10,205, +76.7%) 77.11%
03/03/2020
101,020
(+14,650)
114,324
(-2,169)
54,223
(-7,117)
40,011
(+7,621)
9,158
(-2,336)
10,066
(-255)
201,743
(+5,197, +3.26%) 		-13,304 (+16,819, +55.8%) 71.32%
02/25/2020
86,370
(+122)
116,493
(-10,750)
61,340
(-3,610)
32,390
(+4,753)
11,494
(-2,588)
10,321
(-79)
194,910
(-6,076, -3.68%) 		-30,123 (+10,872, +26.5%) 61.79%
02/18/2020
86,248
(-13,388)
127,243
(-12,949)
64,950
(+1,335)
27,637
(+930)
14,082
(+171)
10,400
(+137)
206,890
(-11,882, -6.71%) 		-40,995 (-439, -1.1%) 55.62%
02/11/2020
99,636
(-16,910)
140,192
(-9,705)
63,615
(-622)
26,707
(-7,296)
13,911
(+833)
10,263
(+302)
224,610
(-16,699, -8.61%) 		-40,556 (-7,205, -21.6%) 55.87%
02/04/2020
116,546
(-3,178)
149,897
(-7,675)
64,237
(-4,072)
34,003
(-260)
13,078
(+264)
9,961
(+949)
250,242
(-6,986, -3.48%) 		-33,351 (+4,497, +11.9%) 59.96%
01/28/2020
119,724
(+4,623)
157,572
(+5,035)
68,309
(+5,020)
34,263
(+2,837)
12,814
(-1,590)
9,012
(+181)
265,593
(+8,053, +4.18%) 		-37,848 (-412, -1.1%) 57.41%
01/21/2020
115,101
(+4,497)
152,537
(+1,635)
63,289
(+209)
31,426
(+2,310)
14,404
(-1,287)
8,831
(-526)
258,018
(+3,419, +1.81%) 		-37,436 (+2,862, +7.1%) 57.64%
01/14/2020
110,604
(+3,397)
150,902
(+12,371)
63,080
(+7,359)
29,116
(-1,705)
15,691
(-398)
9,357
(-308)
250,399
(+10,358, +5.79%) 		-40,298 (-8,974, -28.6%) 56.02%
01/07/2020
107,207
(+7,672)
138,531
(+7,704)
55,721
(-661)
30,821
(-166)
16,089
(+1,028)
9,665
(+501)
236,605
(+8,039, +4.7%) 		-31,324 (-32, -0.1%) 61.11%
12/31/2019
99,535
(+2,161)
130,827
(+6,758)
56,382
(+1,768)
30,987
(-3,361)
15,061
(-385)
9,164
(+147)
221,797
(+3,544, +2.12%) 		-31,292 (-4,597, -17.2%) 61.13%
12/24/2019
97,374
(-3,461)
124,069
(+13,192)
54,614
(+4,677)
34,348
(-8,531)
15,446
(+1,189)
9,017
(-2,256)
214,041
(+2,405, +1.46%) 		-26,695 (-16,653, -165.8%) 63.73%
12/17/2019
100,835
(+441)
110,877
(+12,729)
49,937
(+124)
42,879
(-10,491)
14,257
(+1,358)
11,273
(-315)
206,101
(+1,923, +1.18%) 		-10,042 (-12,288, -547.1%) 73.17%
12/10/2019
100,394
(-2,357)
98,148
(+7,747)
49,813
(+212)
53,370
(-8,377)
12,899
(+563)
11,588
(-952)
194,863
(-1,582, -0.96%) 		+2,246 (-10,104, -81.8%) 80.14%
12/03/2019
102,751
(-3,391)
90,401
(-7,220)
49,601
(-793)
61,747
(+3,029)
12,336
(+526)
12,540
(+533)
196,723
(-3,658, -2.17%) 		+12,350 (+3,829, +44.9%) 85.87%
11/26/2019
106,142
(-16,895)
97,621
(-9,896)
50,394
(+4,939)
58,718
(-2,601)
11,810
(-3,102)
12,007
(-2,561)
198,775
(-15,058, -8.21%) 		+8,521 (-6,999, -45.1%) 83.7%
11/19/2019
123,037
(-14,743)
107,517
(-14,961)
45,455
(+2,144)
61,319
(+2,617)
14,912
(+1,306)
14,568
(+1,051)
220,072
(-11,293, -5.8%) 		+15,520 (+218, +1.4%) 87.67%
11/12/2019
137,780
(-9,597)
122,478
(-10,280)
43,311
(-4,084)
58,702
(-4,170)
13,606
(+204)
13,517
(+973)
233,153
(-13,477, -6.47%) 		+15,302 (+683, +4.7%) 87.54%
11/05/2019
147,377
(+11,114)
132,758
(-671)
47,395
(-581)
62,872
(+10,496)
13,402
(-478)
12,544
(+230)
247,699
(+10,055, +5.08%) 		+14,619 (+11,785, +415.8%) 87.16%
10/29/2019
136,263
(+7,871)
133,429
(+7,370)
47,976
(-940)
52,376
(-1,414)
13,880
(+105)
12,314
(+1,080)
241,579
(+7,036, +3.68%) 		+2,834 (+501, +21.5%) 80.47%
10/22/2019
128,392
(+3,253)
126,059
(+11,757)
48,916
(-1,791)
53,790
(-10,783)
13,775
(-147)
11,234
(+341)
237,912
(+1,315, +0.69%) 		+2,333 (-8,504, -78.5%) 80.19%
10/15/2019
125,139
(+678)
114,302
(+11,900)
50,707
(+1,230)
64,573
(-8,220)
13,922
(+120)
10,893
(-1,652)
237,386
(+2,028, +1.08%) 		+10,837 (-11,222, -50.9%) 85.01%
Price data: Database (15,355 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays