OPEN INTEREST

241,165

(+27, +0.01%)
COMMERCIAL NET

35,326

(-3,892, -9.92%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-35,105

(+3,334)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-221

(+558)
COT INDEX

84.92%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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Cotton No 2 Price
Candlestick • D / W / M
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Cotton No 2 COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 20 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
08/19/2025
113,021
(-42)
77,695
(+3,850)
67,937
(-162)
103,042
(-3,496)
11,819
(+231)
12,040
(-327)
241,165
(+27, +0.01%) 		35,326 (-3,892, -9.92%)
84.92%
08/12/2025
113,063
(+3,918)
73,845
(+2,038)
68,099
(-1,862)
106,538
(+1,099)
11,588
(+467)
12,367
(-614)
242,389
(+2,523, +1.33%) 		39,218 (+1,880, +5.04%)
87.15%
08/05/2025
109,145
(+2,567)
71,807
(-7,859)
69,961
(+4,984)
105,439
(+13,613)
11,121
(-147)
12,981
(+1,650)
235,079
(+7,404, +4.05%) 		37,338 (+10,426, +38.74%)
86.08%
07/29/2025
106,578
(+2,197)
79,666
(+2,221)
64,977
(+699)
91,826
(+298)
11,268
(+102)
11,331
(+479)
223,445
(+2,998, +1.67%) 		26,912 (-24, -0.09%)
80.1%
07/22/2025
104,381
(+3,866)
77,445
(+1,796)
64,278
(+344)
91,528
(+2,511)
11,166
(+498)
10,852
(+401)
218,828
(+4,708, +2.69%) 		26,936 (+2,070, +8.32%)
80.11%
07/15/2025
100,515
(+424)
75,649
(+5,655)
63,934
(+567)
89,017
(-4,095)
10,668
(-557)
10,451
(-1,126)
211,767
(+434, +0.25%) 		24,866 (-5,231, -17.38%)
78.93%
07/08/2025
100,091
(+3,092)
69,994
(+472)
63,367
(+467)
93,112
(+2,529)
11,225
(+70)
11,577
(+628)
205,957
(+3,629, +2.12%) 		30,097 (+2,620, +9.54%)
81.93%
07/01/2025
96,999
(+1,788)
69,522
(+6,374)
62,900
(-4,377)
90,583
(-7,741)
11,155
(-278)
10,949
(-1,500)
201,069
(-2,867, -1.65%) 		27,477 (-4,586, -14.3%)
80.42%
06/24/2025
95,211
(-6,939)
63,148
(-2,868)
67,277
(+3,573)
98,324
(-1,866)
11,433
(-945)
12,449
(+423)
204,881
(-4,311, -2.42%) 		32,063 (-4,071, -11.27%)
83.05%
06/17/2025
102,150
(-9,460)
66,016
(-8,666)
63,704
(+655)
100,190
(+471)
12,378
(-1,037)
12,026
(-1,647)
217,909
(-9,842, -5.23%) 		36,134 (-794, -2.15%)
85.39%
06/10/2025
111,610
(-5,227)
74,682
(-8,675)
63,049
(-223)
99,719
(+4,207)
13,415
(+1,246)
13,673
(+264)
231,537
(-4,204, -2.19%) 		36,928 (+3,448, +10.3%)
85.84%
06/03/2025
116,837
(+1,300)
83,357
(-720)
63,272
(-80)
95,512
(+2,796)
12,169
(-14)
13,409
(-870)
239,377
(+1,206, +0.63%) 		33,480 (+2,020, +6.42%)
83.86%
05/27/2025
115,537
(-88)
84,077
(-202)
63,352
(+683)
92,716
(+891)
12,183
(+909)
14,279
(+815)
235,156
(+1,504, +0.79%) 		31,460 (+114, +0.36%)
82.71%
05/20/2025
115,625
(+8,468)
84,279
(-3,140)
62,669
(-1,906)
91,825
(+9,707)
11,274
(-20)
13,464
(-25)
235,995
(+6,542, +3.57%) 		31,346 (+11,608, +58.81%)
82.64%
05/13/2025
107,157
(+3,738)
87,419
(-2,863)
64,575
(-276)
82,118
(+7,191)
11,294
(+826)
13,489
(-40)
224,743
(+4,288, +2.4%) 		19,738 (+6,601, +50.25%)
75.99%
05/06/2025
103,419
(+2,031)
90,282
(+3,287)
64,851
(-493)
74,927
(-2,155)
10,468
(-457)
13,529
(-51)
219,537
(+1,081, +0.61%) 		13,137 (-1,256, -8.73%)
72.21%
04/29/2025
101,388
(-6,724)
86,995
(+6,515)
65,344
(+4,547)
77,082
(-8,793)
10,925
(+433)
13,580
(+534)
210,605
(-1,744, -0.97%) 		14,393 (-13,239, -47.91%)
72.93%
04/22/2025
108,112
(-4,412)
80,480
(-1,518)
60,797
(+927)
85,875
(-2,451)
10,492
(-811)
13,046
(-327)
217,691
(-4,296, -2.34%) 		27,632 (-2,894, -9.48%)
80.51%
04/15/2025
112,524
(-23,346)
81,998
(-16,829)
59,870
(-6,766)
88,326
(-13,336)
11,303
(-4,430)
13,373
(-4,377)
222,397
(-34,542, -15.83%) 		30,526 (-6,517, -17.59%)
82.17%
04/08/2025
135,870
(-7,661)
98,827
(-5,437)
66,636
(-3,893)
101,662
(-10,846)
15,733
(+1,146)
17,750
(+5,875)
266,116
(-10,408, -4.55%) 		37,043 (-2,224, -5.66%)
85.91%
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