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
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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
10/08/2019
124,461
(+6,006)
102,402
(+4,864)
49,477
(-4,943)
72,793
(-2,990)
13,802
(+512)
12,545
(-299)
236,328
(+1,575, +0.85%) 		+22,059 (+1,142, +5.5%) 91.37%
10/01/2019
118,455
(+105)
97,538
(+845)
54,420
(+214)
75,783
(-656)
13,290
(-439)
12,844
(-309)
234,958
(-120, -0.06%) 		+20,917 (-740, -3.4%) 90.73%
09/24/2019
118,350
(+4,899)
96,693
(-954)
54,206
(-1,020)
76,439
(+3,700)
13,729
(-224)
13,153
(+909)
233,725
(+3,655, +2.0%) 		+21,657 (+5,853, +37.0%) 91.15%
09/17/2019
113,451
(+93)
97,647
(+9,103)
55,226
(-1,512)
72,739
(-9,787)
13,953
(+274)
12,244
(-461)
230,592
(-1,145, -0.62%) 		+15,804 (-9,010, -36.3%) 87.83%
09/10/2019
113,358
(+863)
88,544
(+7,624)
56,738
(+2,125)
82,526
(-3,808)
13,679
(+367)
12,705
(-461)
229,310
(+3,355, +1.86%) 		+24,814 (-6,761, -21.4%) 92.94%
09/03/2019
112,495
(+599)
80,920
(+4,089)
54,613
(+1,712)
86,334
(-1,907)
13,312
(+43)
13,166
(+172)
223,107
(+2,354, +1.32%) 		+31,575 (-3,490, -10.0%) 96.77%
08/27/2019
111,896
(+3,555)
76,831
(+1,959)
52,901
(-1,677)
88,241
(-378)
13,269
(-506)
12,994
(-209)
219,375
(+1,372, +0.78%) 		+35,065 (+1,596, +4.8%) 98.75%
08/20/2019
108,341
(+2,861)
74,872
(-773)
54,578
(-3,857)
88,619
(-217)
13,775
(-160)
13,203
(-166)
213,645
(-1,156, -0.65%) 		+33,469 (+3,634, +12.2%) 97.84%
08/13/2019
105,480
(+1,110)
75,645
(+8,550)
58,435
(+750)
88,836
(-4,228)
13,935
(+1,243)
13,369
(-1,219)
215,546
(+3,103, +1.78%) 		+29,835 (-7,440, -20.0%) 95.78%
08/06/2019
104,370
(+5,844)
67,095
(-1,926)
57,685
(-727)
93,064
(+5,782)
12,692
(-159)
14,588
(+1,102)
206,644
(+4,958, +2.92%) 		+37,275 (+7,770, +26.3%) 100.0%
07/30/2019
98,526
(-1,048)
69,021
(+1,001)
58,412
(+579)
87,282
(-2,348)
12,851
(-899)
13,486
(-21)
196,861
(-1,368, -0.8%) 		+29,505 (-2,049, -6.5%) 98.25%
07/23/2019
99,574
(+134)
68,020
(+1,088)
57,833
(+3,690)
89,630
(+3,528)
13,750
(+260)
13,507
(-532)
196,611
(+4,084, +2.44%) 		+31,554 (-954, -2.9%) 99.44%
07/16/2019
99,440
(-44)
66,932
(-271)
54,143
(+1,975)
86,102
(+1,733)
13,490
(-233)
14,039
(+236)
191,112
(+1,698, +1.03%) 		+32,508 (+227, +0.7%) 100.0%
07/09/2019
99,484
(+9,281)
67,203
(+275)
52,168
(-1,969)
84,369
(+7,040)
13,723
(+548)
13,803
(+545)
186,737
(+7,860, +4.99%) 		+32,281 (+9,006, +38.7%) 100.0%
07/02/2019
90,203
(-1,751)
66,928
(+2,580)
54,137
(+2,042)
77,329
(-1,024)
13,175
(+1,443)
13,258
(+178)
178,400
(+1,734, +1.11%) 		+23,275 (-4,331, -15.7%) 97.4%
06/25/2019
91,954
(-1,891)
64,348
(-7,938)
52,095
(-1,738)
78,353
(+3,938)
11,732
(-1,037)
13,080
(-666)
175,691
(-4,666, -2.91%) 		+27,606 (+6,047, +28.0%) 100.0%
06/18/2019
93,845
(-10,351)
72,286
(-13,685)
53,833
(-7,799)
74,415
(-3,881)
12,769
(-278)
13,746
(-862)
180,266
(-18,428, -10.3%) 		+21,559 (+3,334, +18.3%) 100.0%
06/11/2019
104,196
(+3,880)
85,971
(-750)
61,632
(+703)
78,296
(+5,441)
13,047
(+297)
14,608
(+189)
206,395
(+4,880, +2.8%) 		+18,225 (+4,630, +34.1%) 98.55%
06/04/2019
100,316
(-5,390)
86,721
(-1,090)
60,929
(-1,433)
72,855
(-5,724)
12,750
(+2,055)
14,419
(+2,046)
208,314
(-4,768, -2.67%) 		+13,595 (-4,300, -24.0%) 95.65%
05/28/2019
105,706
(-1,374)
87,811
(+1,269)
62,362
(+1,046)
78,579
(-1,096)
10,695
(-934)
12,373
(-1,435)
215,815
(-1,262, -0.7%) 		+17,895 (-2,643, -12.9%) 98.34%
05/21/2019
107,080
(+2,978)
86,542
(-10,916)
61,316
(-3,693)
79,675
(+9,811)
11,629
(-545)
13,808
(-155)
215,527
(-1,260, -0.7%) 		+20,538 (+13,894, +209.1%) 100.0%
05/14/2019
104,102
(+6,534)
97,458
(-24,818)
65,009
(-12,214)
69,864
(+18,176)
12,174
(+723)
13,963
(+1,685)
214,729
(-4,957, -2.66%) 		+6,644 (+31,352, +126.9%) 100.0%
05/07/2019
97,568
(+3,922)
122,276
(-12,289)
77,223
(-2,588)
51,688
(+11,379)
11,451
(-1,184)
12,278
(+1,060)
220,228
(+150, +0.08%) 		-24,708 (+16,211, +39.6%) 80.44%
04/30/2019
93,646
(+745)
134,565
(-6,054)
79,811
(+511)
40,309
(+7,147)
12,635
(-695)
11,218
(-532)
212,357
(+561, +0.3%) 		-40,919 (+6,799, +14.2%) 69.04%
04/23/2019
92,901
(-3,090)
140,619
(-1,229)
79,300
(+5,753)
33,162
(+2,829)
13,330
(-1,002)
11,750
(+61)
213,717
(+1,661, +0.9%) 		-47,718 (-1,861, -4.1%) 64.26%
04/16/2019
95,991
(-2,581)
141,848
(-5,963)
73,547
(-444)
30,333
(+1,878)
14,332
(-53)
11,689
(+1,007)
212,509
(-3,078, -1.65%) 		-45,857 (+3,382, +6.9%) 65.57%
04/09/2019
98,572
(-8,192)
147,811
(+3,651)
73,991
(+369)
28,455
(-9,628)
14,385
(+1,188)
10,682
(-658)
221,538
(-6,635, -3.43%) 		-49,239 (-11,843, -31.7%) 62.7%
04/02/2019
106,764
(+1,331)
144,160
(+9,388)
73,622
(+1,563)
38,083
(-6,518)
13,197
(-767)
11,340
(-743)
230,528
(+2,127, +1.11%) 		-37,396 (-8,057, -27.5%) 61.56%
03/26/2019
105,433
(-1,406)
134,772
(+11,339)
72,059
(+1,607)
44,601
(-9,497)
13,964
(+626)
12,083
(-1,015)
226,594
(+827, +0.43%) 		-29,339 (-12,745, -76.8%) 63.76%
03/19/2019
106,839
(-749)
123,433
(+9,286)
70,452
(+1,695)
54,098
(-7,953)
13,338
(-305)
13,098
(-692)
224,266
(+641, +0.34%) 		-16,594 (-10,035, -153.0%) 71.17%
03/12/2019
107,588
(+767)
114,147
(+2,619)
68,757
(+578)
62,051
(-1,260)
13,643
(+204)
13,790
(+190)
220,996
(+1,549, +0.82%) 		-6,559 (-1,852, -39.3%) 77.0%
03/05/2019
106,821
(-1,906)
111,528
(+1,290)
68,179
(+3,922)
63,311
(-187)
13,439
(-1,314)
13,600
(-401)
223,290
(+702, +0.37%) 		-4,707 (-3,196, -211.5%) 78.07%
02/26/2019
108,727
(-12,191)
110,238
(-7,568)
64,257
(+3,715)
63,498
(+1,426)
14,753
(+1,288)
14,001
(-1,046)
220,435
(-7,188, -3.69%) 		-1,511 (-4,623, -148.6%) 79.93%
02/19/2019
120,918
(-9,493)
117,806
(-15,757)
60,542
(+1,347)
62,072
(+7,427)
13,465
(-247)
15,047
(-63)
230,413
(-8,393, -4.13%) 		+3,112 (+6,264, +198.7%) 82.62%
02/12/2019
130,411
(+9,332)
133,563
(-8,773)
59,195
(-9,193)
54,645
(+8,534)
13,712
(-1,419)
15,110
(-1,041)
241,956
(-1,280, -0.63%) 		-3,152 (+18,105, +85.2%) 78.98%
02/05/2019
121,079
(+6,809)
142,336
(+12,118)
68,388
(+1,088)
46,111
(-5,671)
15,131
(+1,351)
16,151
(+2,801)
245,717
(+9,248, +4.73%) 		-21,257 (-5,309, -33.3%) 68.46%
01/29/2019
114,270
(+1,043)
130,218
(+948)
67,300
(-1,350)
51,782
(-1,253)
13,780
(-184)
13,350
(-186)
231,628
(-491, -0.25%) 		-15,948 (+95, +0.6%) 71.54%
01/22/2019
113,227
(-1,282)
129,270
(-754)
68,650
(+1,432)
53,035
(+1,017)
13,964
(-208)
13,536
(-321)
230,808
(-58, -0.03%) 		-16,043 (-528, -3.4%) 71.49%
01/15/2019
114,509
(+1,674)
130,024
(+317)
67,218
(+251)
52,018
(+1,323)
14,172
(+500)
13,857
(+785)
231,064
(+2,425, +1.25%) 		-15,515 (+1,357, +8.0%) 71.79%
01/08/2019
112,835
(+1,751)
129,707
(-1,629)
66,967
(+1,307)
50,695
(+5,870)
13,672
(+952)
13,072
(-231)
224,007
(+4,010, +2.12%) 		-16,872 (+3,380, +16.7%) 71.01%
12/31/2018
111,084
(+3,432)
131,336
(-6,155)
65,660
(-1,344)
44,825
(+8,284)
12,720
(-544)
13,303
(-585)
215,148
(+1,544, +0.82%) 		-20,252 (+9,587, +32.1%) 69.04%
12/24/2018
107,652
(+1,779)
137,491
(-21,036)
67,004
(-5,555)
36,541
(+14,557)
13,264
(-285)
13,888
(+2,418)
212,048
(-4,061, -2.12%) 		-29,839 (+22,815, +43.3%) 63.47%
12/18/2018
105,873
(-447)
158,527
(-5,248)
72,559
(-1,500)
21,984
(+1,300)
13,549
(-1,207)
11,470
(+794)
217,243
(-3,154, -1.62%) 		-52,654 (+4,801, +8.4%) 50.22%
12/11/2018
106,320
(+273)
163,775
(+1,785)
74,059
(-207)
20,684
(-1,705)
14,756
(-820)
10,676
(-834)
220,077
(-754, -0.38%) 		-57,455 (-1,512, -2.7%) 47.43%
12/04/2018
106,047
(+18)
161,990
(+6,424)
74,266
(-287)
22,389
(-4,049)
15,576
(+1,606)
11,510
(-1,038)
220,527
(+1,337, +0.69%) 		-55,943 (-6,406, -12.9%) 48.31%
11/27/2018
106,029
(-4,130)
155,566
(-7,723)
74,553
(-1,646)
26,438
(+1,252)
13,970
(-752)
12,548
(-57)
219,995
(-6,528, -3.25%) 		-49,537 (+3,593, +6.8%) 52.03%
11/20/2018
110,159
(-22,890)
163,289
(-23,266)
76,199
(-2,384)
25,186
(-1,433)
14,722
(+86)
12,605
(-489)
225,494
(-25,188, -11.13%) 		-53,130 (+376, +0.7%) 49.94%
11/13/2018
133,049
(-2,924)
186,555
(-12,246)
78,583
(-11,406)
26,619
(-3,045)
14,636
(+353)
13,094
(+1,314)
253,234
(-13,977, -5.82%) 		-53,506 (+9,322, +14.8%) 49.73%
11/06/2018
135,973
(+6,705)
198,801
(+4,939)
89,989
(-946)
29,664
(+1,151)
14,283
(+652)
11,780
(+321)
269,274
(+6,411, +2.74%) 		-62,828 (+1,766, +2.7%) 44.31%
10/30/2018
129,268
(+1,715)
193,862
(-702)
90,935
(-578)
28,513
(+717)
13,631
(-801)
11,459
(+321)
265,463
(+336, +0.14%) 		-64,594 (+2,417, +3.6%) 43.28%
Price data: Database (15,355 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays