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
11/08/2016
102,787
(+1,832)
187,651
(+2,541)
104,721
(-4,726)
28,857
(-5,056)
17,921
(+337)
8,921
(-42)
248,911
(-2,557, -1.12%) 		-84,864 (-709, -0.84%)
9.12%
11/01/2016
100,955
(-2,581)
185,110
(-1,417)
109,447
(-1,211)
33,913
(-2,041)
17,584
(+315)
8,963
(-19)
257,262
(-3,477, -1.5%) 		-84,155 (-1,164, -1.4%)
9.66%
10/25/2016
103,536
(+564)
186,527
(-3,323)
110,658
(+29)
35,954
(+2,753)
17,269
(-434)
8,982
(+729)
260,503
(+159, +0.07%) 		-82,991 (+3,887, +4.47%)
10.56%
10/18/2016
102,972
(-3,342)
189,850
(+9,422)
110,629
(+8,109)
33,201
(-3,967)
17,703
(+1,159)
8,253
(+471)
252,761
(+5,926, +2.63%) 		-86,878 (-12,764, -17.22%)
7.56%
10/11/2016
106,314
(+506)
180,428
(-7,011)
102,520
(-5,434)
37,168
(+2,668)
16,544
(+701)
7,782
(+116)
242,564
(-4,227, -1.84%) 		-74,114 (+7,517, +9.21%)
17.4%
10/04/2016
105,808
(+3,031)
187,439
(-6,608)
107,954
(-6,596)
34,500
(+1,492)
15,843
(-1,449)
7,666
(+102)
248,637
(-5,014, -2.14%) 		-81,631 (+9,639, +10.56%)
11.61%
09/27/2016
102,777
(+1,157)
194,047
(+8,584)
114,550
(+9,183)
33,008
(+1,998)
17,292
(+619)
7,564
(+377)
253,355
(+10,959, +4.9%) 		-91,270 (-7,427, -8.86%)
4.18%
09/20/2016
101,620
(-122)
185,463
(+6,913)
105,367
(+6,480)
31,010
(+979)
16,673
(+553)
7,187
(-981)
239,422
(+6,911, +3.19%) 		-83,843 (-7,035, -9.16%)
9.9%
09/13/2016
101,742
(+1,216)
178,550
(-2,099)
98,887
(-1,625)
30,031
(-166)
16,120
(-763)
8,168
(+1,093)
230,433
(-1,172, -0.54%) 		-76,808 (+3,315, +4.14%)
15.33%
09/06/2016
100,526
(+443)
180,649
(+5,255)
100,512
(+1,800)
30,197
(-1,771)
16,883
(+1,038)
7,075
(-203)
230,647
(+3,281, +1.53%) 		-80,123 (-4,812, -6.39%)
12.77%
08/30/2016
100,083
(+5,651)
175,394
(+833)
98,712
(-3,875)
31,968
(-1,230)
15,845
(-1,308)
7,278
(+865)
228,192
(+468, +0.22%) 		-75,311 (+4,818, +6.01%)
16.48%
08/23/2016
94,432
(+948)
174,561
(-2,303)
102,587
(-8,163)
33,198
(-4,788)
17,153
(+56)
6,413
(-68)
228,356
(-7,159, -3.23%) 		-80,129 (+3,251, +3.9%)
12.77%
08/16/2016
93,484
(+4,785)
176,864
(-8,525)
110,750
(-11,879)
37,986
(-463)
17,097
(-2,649)
6,481
(-755)
235,463
(-9,743, -4.22%) 		-83,380 (+13,310, +13.77%)
10.26%
08/09/2016
88,699
(+2,473)
185,389
(+6,613)
122,629
(+3,635)
38,449
(+896)
19,746
(+563)
7,236
(-838)
244,954
(+6,671, +2.97%) 		-96,690 (-4,140, -4.47%)
0.0%
08/02/2016
86,226
(+1,167)
178,776
(+4,662)
118,994
(+1,862)
37,553
(-3,696)
19,183
(-877)
8,074
(+1,186)
237,053
(+2,152, +0.97%) 		-92,550 (-3,495, -3.92%)
2.17%
07/26/2016
85,059
(+3,257)
174,114
(+3,824)
117,132
(-1,475)
41,249
(-815)
20,060
(+1,023)
6,888
(-204)
236,323
(+2,805, +1.28%) 		-89,055 (-567, -0.64%)
4.9%
07/19/2016
81,802
(+4,433)
170,290
(+14,848)
118,607
(+13,367)
42,064
(+2,572)
19,037
(-251)
7,092
(+129)
231,269
(+17,549, +8.69%) 		-88,488 (-10,415, -13.34%)
5.34%
07/12/2016
77,369
(+3,156)
155,442
(+27,391)
105,240
(+19,309)
39,492
(+670)
19,288
(+4,746)
6,963
(-850)
209,897
(+27,211, +15.58%) 		-78,073 (-24,235, -45.01%)
13.45%
07/05/2016
74,213
(-1,438)
128,051
(-1,072)
85,931
(+1,148)
38,822
(-762)
14,542
(-241)
7,813
(+1,303)
183,962
(-531, -0.3%) 		-53,838 (-366, -0.68%)
32.33%
06/28/2016
75,651
(-3,778)
129,123
(-3,484)
84,783
(-1,194)
39,584
(-1,168)
14,783
(-378)
6,510
(-698)
184,257
(-5,350, -2.96%) 		-53,472 (-294, -0.55%)
32.61%
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