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
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, -148.55%)
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, +198.73%)
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, +85.17%)
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, -33.29%)
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, +0.59%)
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, +8.04%)
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, +16.69%)
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, +32.13%)
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, +43.33%)
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, +8.36%)
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, -12.93%)
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, +6.76%)
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, +14.84%)
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, +2.73%)
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, +3.61%)
43.28%
10/23/2018
127,553
(+854)
194,564
(+757)
91,513
(-495)
27,796
(-184)
14,432
(-281)
11,138
(-495)
263,586
(+78, +0.03%) 		-67,011 (+97, +0.14%)
41.88%
10/16/2018
126,699
(+3,013)
193,807
(+3,484)
92,008
(+1,198)
27,980
(+1,838)
14,713
(+921)
11,633
(-190)
262,680
(+5,132, +2.25%) 		-67,108 (-471, -0.71%)
41.82%
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