OPEN INTEREST

279,627

(-7,018, -3.19%)
COMMERCIAL NET

44,727

(-3,801, -7.83%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-44,187

(+5,403)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-540

(-1,602)
COT INDEX

86.97%

As of 11/18/2025
LAST UPDATE

11/18

Weekly Report
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
01/18/2022
84,470
(+2,153)
192,730
(+3,944)
108,446
(+2,806)
13,320
(+1,502)
21,002
(+776)
7,868
(+289)
248,433
(+5,735, +2.75%)
-108,260 (-1,791, -1.68%)
14.67%
01/11/2022
82,317
(-267)
188,786
(-2,882)
105,640
(-3,824)
11,818
(-155)
20,226
(+986)
7,579
(-68)
244,451
(-3,105, -1.47%)
-106,469 (+2,615, +2.4%)
15.72%
01/04/2022
82,584
(-220)
191,668
(+6,351)
109,464
(+5,902)
11,973
(-700)
19,240
(+696)
7,647
(+727)
243,395
(+6,378, +3.11%)
-109,084 (-6,571, -6.41%)
14.19%
12/28/2021
82,804
(+228)
185,317
(+4,643)
103,562
(+3,670)
12,673
(+518)
18,544
(+1,258)
6,920
(-5)
234,850
(+5,156, +2.58%)
-102,513 (-4,415, -4.5%)
18.04%
12/21/2021
82,576
(-1,821)
180,674
(-2,261)
99,892
(-1,880)
12,155
(-929)
17,286
(-101)
6,925
(-612)
229,924
(-3,802, -1.87%)
-98,098 (+440, +0.45%)
20.63%
12/14/2021
84,397
(-698)
182,935
(-1,463)
101,772
(-1,839)
13,084
(-513)
17,387
(+595)
7,537
(+34)
233,174
(-1,942, -0.95%)
-98,538 (+765, +0.77%)
20.37%
12/07/2021
85,095
(-4,418)
184,398
(-9,998)
103,611
(-7,471)
13,597
(-490)
16,792
(+913)
7,503
(-488)
234,981
(-10,976, -5.07%)
-99,303 (+5,580, +5.32%)
19.92%
11/30/2021
89,513
(-1,687)
194,396
(-16,550)
111,082
(-7,840)
14,087
(+2,276)
15,879
(-4,226)
7,991
(+521)
244,866
(-13,753, -5.97%)
-104,883 (+14,863, +12.41%)
16.65%
11/23/2021
91,200
(-2,855)
210,946
(-4,054)
118,922
(-481)
11,811
(+849)
20,105
(-1,380)
7,470
(-1,511)
261,005
(-4,716, -2.01%)
-119,746 (+1,199, +0.99%)
7.94%
11/16/2021
94,055
(-14,783)
215,000
(-11,171)
119,403
(+3,261)
10,962
(-1,667)
21,485
(-1,312)
8,981
(+4)
266,648
(-12,834, -5.18%)
-120,945 (-3,612, -3.08%)
7.23%
11/09/2021
108,838
(+3,115)
226,171
(+3,644)
116,142
(+1,372)
12,629
(+1,412)
22,797
(+733)
8,977
(+164)
285,047
(+5,220, +2.15%)
-117,333 (-529, -0.45%)
9.35%
11/02/2021
105,723
(-3,256)
222,527
(-1,422)
114,770
(+1,524)
11,217
(+40)
22,064
(-500)
8,813
(-850)
284,931
(-2,232, -0.91%)
-116,804 (-1,834, -1.6%)
9.66%
10/26/2021
108,979
(+1,135)
223,949
(-1,676)
113,246
(-3,077)
11,177
(-723)
22,564
(+60)
9,663
(+517)
285,111
(-1,882, -0.76%)
-114,970 (+2,811, +2.39%)
10.74%
10/19/2021
107,844
(+5,162)
225,625
(-1,106)
116,323
(-8,015)
11,900
(-1,047)
22,504
(+1,066)
9,146
(+366)
284,560
(-1,787, -0.72%)
-117,781 (+6,268, +5.05%)
9.09%
10/12/2021
102,682
(+6,995)
226,731
(-2,241)
124,338
(-9,969)
12,947
(-74)
21,438
(+67)
8,780
(-592)
286,879
(-2,907, -1.16%)
-124,049 (+9,236, +6.93%)
5.42%
10/05/2021
95,687
(-71)
228,972
(+6,148)
134,307
(+5,820)
13,021
(+666)
21,371
(+846)
9,372
(-219)
290,858
(+6,595, +2.69%)
-133,285 (-6,219, -4.89%)
0.0%
09/28/2021
95,758
(-431)
222,824
(+25,454)
128,487
(+15,013)
12,355
(-6,094)
20,525
(+4,177)
9,591
(-601)
283,425
(+18,759, +8.3%)
-127,066 (-25,885, -25.58%)
0.0%
09/21/2021
96,189
(+1,579)
197,370
(-16,294)
113,474
(-9,364)
18,449
(+3,834)
16,348
(-3,227)
10,192
(+1,448)
262,583
(-11,012, -4.65%)
-101,181 (+17,873, +15.01%)
12.45%
09/14/2021
94,610
(-743)
213,664
(-2,552)
122,838
(+130)
14,615
(+822)
19,575
(-116)
8,744
(+1,001)
273,192
(-729, -0.31%)
-119,054 (+1,809, +1.5%)
1.14%
09/07/2021
95,353
(-629)
216,216
(+2,405)
122,708
(+1,942)
13,793
(-259)
19,691
(+602)
7,743
(-231)
273,868
(+1,915, +0.81%)
-120,863 (-3,034, -2.57%)
0.0%
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