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
08/15/2017
113,524
(+4,095)
143,422
(-3,517)
73,528
(-4,264)
41,321
(+2,116)
11,584
(-331)
13,893
(+901)
218,749
(-500, -0.25%)
-29,898 (+7,612, +20.29%)
62.65%
08/08/2017
109,429
(-1,210)
146,939
(+8,824)
77,792
(+2,554)
39,205
(-6,758)
11,915
(+910)
12,992
(+188)
219,092
(+2,254, +1.14%)
-37,510 (-10,034, -36.52%)
58.13%
08/01/2017
110,639
(-70)
138,115
(+2,965)
75,238
(-336)
45,963
(-2,680)
11,005
(+208)
12,804
(-483)
216,622
(-198, -0.1%)
-27,476 (-3,035, -12.42%)
64.09%
07/25/2017
110,709
(+497)
135,150
(+1,229)
75,574
(+576)
48,643
(-1,879)
10,797
(-727)
13,287
(+996)
216,584
(+346, +0.18%)
-24,441 (-732, -3.09%)
65.89%
07/18/2017
110,212
(+4,004)
133,921
(-415)
74,998
(+786)
50,522
(+5,688)
11,524
(-67)
12,291
(-550)
216,102
(+4,723, +2.46%)
-23,709 (+4,419, +15.71%)
66.32%
07/11/2017
106,208
(+6,992)
134,336
(+4,106)
74,212
(-2,019)
44,834
(+1,488)
11,591
(-1,304)
12,841
(-1,925)
210,783
(+3,669, +1.95%)
-28,128 (+2,886, +9.31%)
63.7%
07/03/2017
99,216
(+3,314)
130,230
(-2,006)
76,231
(-970)
43,346
(+3,686)
12,895
(+1,262)
14,766
(+1,926)
206,309
(+3,606, +1.95%)
-31,014 (+5,320, +14.64%)
61.99%
06/27/2017
95,902
(+2,480)
132,236
(-12,677)
77,201
(-8,536)
39,660
(+4,719)
11,633
(-1,447)
12,840
(+455)
200,457
(-7,503, -3.9%)
-36,334 (+15,157, +29.44%)
58.83%
06/20/2017
93,422
(-3,002)
144,913
(-29,437)
85,737
(-16,344)
34,941
(+8,404)
13,080
(-1,435)
12,385
(+252)
206,774
(-20,781, -9.76%)
-51,491 (+26,435, +33.92%)
49.84%
06/13/2017
96,424
(+3,724)
174,350
(-9,926)
102,081
(-6,629)
26,537
(+3,419)
14,515
(-1,293)
12,133
(+2,309)
234,543
(-4,198, -1.93%)
-77,926 (+13,650, +14.91%)
34.15%
06/06/2017
92,700
(+1,675)
184,276
(-5,788)
108,710
(-6,748)
23,118
(-510)
15,808
(-1,954)
9,824
(-729)
234,798
(-7,027, -3.13%)
-91,576 (+7,463, +7.54%)
26.05%
05/30/2017
91,025
(+2,542)
190,064
(-5,197)
115,458
(-9,597)
23,628
(-1,477)
17,762
(+462)
10,553
(+81)
241,493
(-6,593, -2.86%)
-99,039 (+7,739, +7.25%)
21.62%
05/23/2017
88,483
(+1,737)
195,261
(-6,783)
125,055
(-11,673)
25,105
(-1,604)
17,300
(-453)
10,472
(-2,002)
246,477
(-10,389, -4.31%)
-106,778 (+8,520, +7.39%)
17.03%
05/16/2017
86,746
(+327)
202,044
(+8,781)
136,728
(+7,124)
26,709
(+1,041)
17,753
(-185)
12,474
(-2,556)
264,211
(+7,266, +3.11%)
-115,298 (-8,454, -7.91%)
11.97%
05/09/2017
86,419
(+799)
193,263
(-1,341)
129,604
(-3,014)
25,668
(-2,087)
17,938
(+320)
15,030
(+1,533)
257,824
(-1,895, -0.8%)
-106,844 (+2,140, +1.96%)
16.99%
05/02/2017
85,620
(+3,542)
194,604
(+7,055)
132,618
(+7,638)
27,755
(+3,762)
17,618
(+180)
13,497
(+543)
260,058
(+11,360, +5.06%)
-108,984 (-3,513, -3.33%)
15.72%
04/25/2017
82,078
(-2,843)
187,549
(+7,026)
124,980
(+14,708)
23,993
(+3,366)
17,438
(-1,331)
12,954
(+142)
247,883
(+10,534, +4.92%)
-105,471 (-9,869, -10.32%)
17.8%
04/18/2017
84,921
(-4,633)
180,523
(-330)
110,272
(-458)
20,627
(-1,947)
18,769
(+130)
12,812
(-2,684)
239,278
(-4,961, -2.27%)
-95,602 (-4,303, -4.71%)
23.66%
04/11/2017
89,554
(-6,889)
180,853
(-19,719)
110,730
(-15,980)
22,574
(-2,656)
18,639
(+1,613)
15,496
(+1,119)
250,988
(-21,256, -8.85%)
-91,299 (+12,830, +12.32%)
26.21%
04/04/2017
96,443
(+8,635)
200,572
(-10,487)
126,710
(-12,333)
25,230
(+3,067)
17,026
(-1,655)
14,377
(+2,067)
277,475
(-5,353, -2.18%)
-104,129 (+19,122, +15.51%)
18.6%
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