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

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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
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, +44.94%)
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, +1.42%)
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, +4.67%)
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, +415.84%)
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, +21.47%)
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, -78.47%)
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, -50.87%)
85.01%
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, +5.46%)
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, -3.42%)
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, +37.03%)
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, -36.31%)
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, -21.41%)
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, -9.95%)
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, +4.77%)
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, +12.18%)
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, -19.96%)
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, +26.33%)
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, -6.49%)
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, -2.93%)
99.44%
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