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
04/01/2025
143,531
(-4,707)
104,264
(+9,819)
70,529
(+5,481)
112,508
(-6,546)
14,587
(+666)
11,875
(-1,833)
289,328
(+1,440, +0.63%) 		39,267 (-14,526, -27.0%)
87.18%
03/25/2025
148,238
(+7,344)
94,445
(+1,701)
65,048
(+623)
119,054
(+5,325)
13,921
(-9)
13,708
(+932)
283,040
(+7,958, +3.63%) 		53,793 (+5,643, +11.72%)
95.5%
03/18/2025
140,894
(+1,287)
92,744
(+9,429)
64,425
(-1,512)
113,729
(-8,932)
13,930
(-121)
12,776
(-843)
272,839
(-346, -0.16%) 		48,150 (-8,142, -14.46%)
92.27%
03/11/2025
139,607
(-6,189)
83,315
(-841)
65,937
(-4,074)
122,661
(-9,487)
14,051
(-619)
13,619
(-554)
270,769
(-10,882, -4.72%) 		56,292 (-5,348, -8.68%)
96.94%
03/04/2025
145,796
(+16,162)
84,156
(-4,720)
70,011
(-2,663)
132,148
(+15,988)
14,670
(-1,020)
14,173
(+1,211)
280,617
(+12,479, +5.72%) 		61,640 (+20,882, +51.23%)
100.0%
02/25/2025
129,634
(-4,754)
88,876
(-13,084)
72,674
(+354)
116,160
(+6,772)
15,690
(-740)
12,962
(+1,172)
268,701
(-5,140, -2.3%) 		40,758 (+8,330, +25.69%)
94.78%
02/18/2025
134,388
(-9,357)
101,960
(-2,547)
72,320
(+3,488)
109,388
(-2,009)
16,430
(-68)
11,790
(-1,381)
278,259
(-5,937, -2.59%) 		32,428 (-6,810, -17.36%)
89.64%
02/11/2025
143,745
(-2,167)
104,507
(+7,809)
68,832
(+3,935)
111,397
(-4,267)
16,498
(+676)
13,171
(-1,098)
287,555
(+2,444, +1.08%) 		39,238 (-9,976, -20.27%)
93.85%
02/04/2025
145,912
(+8,198)
96,698
(-1,087)
64,897
(+131)
115,664
(+8,470)
15,822
(-453)
14,269
(+493)
289,974
(+7,876, +3.6%) 		49,214 (+9,285, +23.25%)
100.0%
01/28/2025
137,714
(+5,741)
97,785
(+4,147)
64,766
(-1,491)
107,194
(+986)
16,275
(+822)
13,776
(-61)
276,543
(+5,072, +2.37%) 		39,929 (+1,594, +4.16%)
94.51%
01/21/2025
131,973
(+7,410)
93,638
(+4,523)
66,257
(+2,819)
106,208
(+7,029)
15,453
(+846)
13,837
(-477)
269,868
(+11,075, +5.47%) 		38,335 (+2,887, +8.14%)
93.52%
01/14/2025
124,563
(+6,616)
89,115
(+3,224)
63,438
(+2,938)
99,179
(+6,595)
14,607
(+740)
14,314
(+475)
256,759
(+10,294, +5.35%) 		35,448 (+3,392, +10.58%)
91.74%
01/07/2025
117,947
(-152)
85,891
(+2,369)
60,500
(+2,305)
92,584
(-202)
13,867
(+406)
13,839
(+392)
242,742
(+2,559, +1.35%) 		32,056 (-2,521, -7.29%)
89.64%
12/31/2024
118,099
(+1,942)
83,522
(-42)
58,195
(-747)
92,786
(+2,072)
13,461
(+398)
13,447
(-437)
238,272
(+1,593, +0.85%) 		34,577 (+1,984, +6.09%)
91.2%
12/24/2024
116,157
(+2,303)
83,564
(-2,744)
58,942
(-623)
90,714
(+4,546)
13,063
(+212)
13,884
(+90)
237,109
(+1,892, +1.02%) 		32,593 (+5,047, +18.32%)
89.97%
12/17/2024
113,854
(+4,927)
86,308
(-3,241)
59,565
(+57)
86,168
(+7,132)
12,851
(-442)
13,794
(+651)
239,659
(+4,542, +2.5%) 		27,546 (+8,168, +42.15%)
86.85%
12/10/2024
108,927
(+1,645)
89,549
(-4,131)
59,508
(-294)
79,036
(+5,644)
13,293
(+439)
13,143
(+277)
231,574
(+1,790, +0.99%) 		19,378 (+5,776, +42.46%)
81.8%
12/03/2024
107,282
(-966)
93,680
(+3,065)
59,802
(+1,731)
73,392
(-1,580)
12,854
(+456)
12,866
(-264)
231,775
(+1,221, +0.68%) 		13,602 (-4,031, -22.86%)
78.23%
11/26/2024
108,248
(-12,845)
90,615
(+354)
58,071
(-95)
74,972
(-14,329)
12,398
(-1,180)
13,130
(-145)
231,723
(-14,120, -7.32%) 		17,633 (-13,199, -42.81%)
80.72%
11/19/2024
121,093
(-943)
90,261
(-19,967)
58,166
(-5,115)
89,301
(+14,534)
13,578
(-1,276)
13,275
(-1,901)
240,002
(-7,334, -3.66%) 		30,832 (+19,024, +161.11%)
89.33%
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