OPEN INTEREST

253,334

(+13,359, +6.81%)
COMMERCIAL NET

48,968

(+11,434, +30.46%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-48,212

(-10,606)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-756

(-828)
COT INDEX

92.74%

As of 09/02/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/02

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
01/26/2021
97,043
(+2,716)
187,118
(+988)
96,084
(+1,394)
17,858
(+2,591)
18,516
(-83)
6,667
(+448)
254,440
(+4,027, +1.94%) 		-90,075 (+1,728, +1.88%)
27.8%
01/19/2021
94,327
(+1,741)
186,130
(-468)
94,690
(-1,019)
15,267
(+1,462)
18,599
(+569)
6,219
(+297)
248,918
(+1,291, +0.63%) 		-91,803 (+2,209, +2.35%)
26.82%
01/12/2021
92,586
(+4,562)
186,598
(+2,185)
95,709
(-1,537)
13,805
(+537)
18,030
(-201)
5,922
(+102)
246,308
(+2,824, +1.39%) 		-94,012 (+2,377, +2.47%)
25.57%
01/05/2021
88,024
(+5,026)
184,413
(+9,308)
97,246
(+3,277)
13,268
(+455)
18,231
(+1,841)
5,820
(+381)
237,240
(+10,144, +5.25%) 		-96,389 (-4,282, -4.65%)
24.22%
12/29/2020
82,998
(+355)
175,105
(-2,119)
93,969
(-3,240)
12,813
(+481)
16,390
(+181)
5,439
(-1,066)
223,590
(-2,704, -1.38%) 		-92,107 (+2,474, +2.62%)
26.65%
12/21/2020
82,643
(+406)
177,224
(+2,912)
97,209
(+2,570)
12,332
(-966)
16,209
(-1,167)
6,505
(-137)
225,627
(+1,809, +0.93%) 		-94,581 (-2,506, -2.72%)
25.24%
12/15/2020
82,237
(-2,068)
174,312
(+13,407)
94,639
(+12,552)
13,298
(-829)
17,376
(+928)
6,642
(-1,166)
222,753
(+11,412, +6.24%) 		-92,075 (-15,475, -20.2%)
26.66%
12/08/2020
84,305
(-6,349)
160,905
(-9,925)
82,087
(-2,694)
14,127
(+145)
16,448
(-282)
7,808
(+455)
211,233
(-9,325, -4.85%) 		-76,600 (+3,576, +4.46%)
35.44%
12/01/2020
90,654
(-522)
170,830
(-1,912)
84,781
(-1,496)
13,982
(+816)
16,730
(+587)
7,353
(-335)
218,461
(-1,431, -0.74%) 		-80,176 (+1,390, +1.7%)
33.41%
11/24/2020
91,176
(-4,136)
172,742
(+111)
86,277
(+3,680)
13,166
(+342)
16,143
(+276)
7,688
(-633)
219,548
(-180, -0.09%) 		-81,566 (-4,247, -5.49%)
32.62%
11/17/2020
95,312
(-13,051)
172,631
(-5,700)
82,597
(-3,454)
12,824
(-11,089)
15,867
(-94)
8,321
(+190)
220,441
(-16,599, -7.89%) 		-77,319 (-7,351, -10.51%)
35.03%
11/10/2020
108,363
(+2,279)
178,331
(-770)
86,051
(-3,598)
23,913
(+455)
15,961
(+93)
8,131
(-911)
238,470
(-1,226, -0.58%) 		-69,968 (+3,049, +4.18%)
39.2%
11/03/2020
106,084
(+7,352)
179,101
(-2,507)
89,649
(-7,871)
23,458
(+371)
15,868
(-1,172)
9,042
(+445)
246,116
(-1,691, -0.79%) 		-73,017 (+9,859, +11.9%)
37.47%
10/27/2020
98,732
(-1,712)
181,608
(+1,941)
97,520
(+4,800)
23,087
(+1,543)
17,040
(+488)
8,597
(+92)
248,102
(+3,576, +1.71%) 		-82,876 (-3,653, -4.61%)
31.88%
10/20/2020
100,444
(+474)
179,667
(+7,262)
92,720
(+7,992)
21,544
(+2,012)
16,552
(+973)
8,505
(+165)
240,999
(+9,439, +4.71%) 		-79,223 (-6,788, -9.37%)
33.95%
10/13/2020
99,970
(+1,382)
172,405
(+7,837)
84,728
(+6,378)
19,532
(+1,919)
15,579
(+1,840)
8,340
(-156)
232,894
(+9,600, +5.03%) 		-72,435 (-6,455, -9.78%)
37.8%
10/06/2020
98,588
(-445)
164,568
(+2,118)
78,350
(+2,423)
17,613
(+664)
13,739
(+1,008)
8,496
(+204)
226,996
(+2,986, +1.59%) 		-65,980 (-2,563, -4.04%)
41.46%
09/29/2020
99,033
(-617)
162,450
(+520)
75,927
(+795)
16,949
(+329)
12,731
(-159)
8,292
(-830)
222,149
(+19, +0.01%) 		-63,417 (-1,137, -1.83%)
42.91%
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, +0.63%)
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, -10.39%)
43.33%
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