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
06/21/2016
79,429
(-3,617)
132,607
(-5,154)
85,977
(-1,978)
40,752
(-487)
15,161
(-1,567)
7,208
(-1,521)
189,263
(-7,162, -3.82%) 		-53,178 (+1,537, +2.81%)
32.84%
06/14/2016
83,046
(-2,891)
137,761
(-4,258)
87,955
(-2,259)
41,239
(-2,439)
16,728
(-1,800)
8,729
(-253)
200,824
(-6,950, -3.57%) 		-54,715 (+1,367, +2.44%)
31.64%
06/07/2016
85,937
(+1,263)
142,019
(+10,663)
90,214
(+8,666)
43,678
(+2,423)
18,528
(+1,870)
8,982
(-1,287)
211,393
(+11,799, +6.45%) 		-56,082 (-9,400, -20.14%)
30.58%
05/31/2016
84,674
(-222)
131,356
(+9,554)
81,548
(+6,301)
41,255
(-2,245)
16,658
(+1,898)
10,269
(+668)
202,777
(+7,977, +4.56%) 		-46,682 (-9,776, -26.49%)
37.9%
05/24/2016
84,896
(+1,035)
121,802
(+4,596)
75,247
(+2,074)
43,500
(-991)
14,760
(+473)
9,601
(-23)
193,936
(+3,582, +2.09%) 		-36,906 (-3,561, -10.68%)
45.52%
05/17/2016
83,861
(+749)
117,206
(+1,957)
73,173
(+212)
44,491
(-291)
14,287
(+435)
9,624
(-270)
190,763
(+1,396, +0.82%) 		-33,345 (-1,208, -3.76%)
48.29%
05/10/2016
83,112
(-685)
115,249
(-7,018)
72,961
(-5,081)
44,782
(+686)
13,852
(-999)
9,894
(-433)
186,343
(-6,765, -3.83%) 		-32,137 (+6,333, +16.46%)
49.23%
05/03/2016
83,797
(+2,085)
122,267
(+3,543)
78,042
(-440)
44,096
(-1,618)
14,851
(-517)
10,327
(-797)
193,424
(+1,128, +0.64%) 		-38,470 (-1,458, -3.94%)
44.3%
04/26/2016
81,712
(-8,789)
118,724
(+5,388)
78,482
(+8,295)
45,714
(-4,239)
15,368
(+1,819)
11,124
(+176)
191,716
(+1,325, +0.76%) 		-37,012 (-14,177, -62.08%)
45.43%
04/19/2016
90,501
(-12,105)
113,336
(+14,950)
70,187
(+1,903)
49,953
(-22,562)
13,549
(-897)
10,948
(-3,487)
193,438
(-11,099, -5.99%) 		-22,835 (-27,055, -641.11%)
56.48%
04/12/2016
102,606
(-11,625)
98,386
(+10,270)
68,284
(+3,396)
72,515
(-15,229)
14,446
(+844)
14,435
(-2,426)
211,884
(-7,385, -3.83%) 		4,220 (-21,895, -83.84%)
77.55%
04/05/2016
114,231
(+3,297)
88,116
(+10,221)
64,888
(+573)
87,744
(-5,069)
13,602
(+1,355)
16,861
(+73)
222,515
(+5,225, +2.79%) 		26,115 (-6,924, -20.96%)
94.61%
03/29/2016
110,934
(+2,531)
77,895
(-332)
64,315
(+312)
92,813
(+2,773)
12,247
(-322)
16,788
(+80)
216,510
(+2,521, +1.36%) 		33,039 (+2,863, +9.49%)
100.0%
03/22/2016
108,403
(-1,488)
78,227
(+478)
64,003
(-961)
90,040
(-2,628)
12,569
(-443)
16,708
(-742)
211,732
(-2,892, -1.54%) 		30,176 (-1,966, -6.12%)
98.46%
03/15/2016
109,891
(+8,257)
77,749
(+3,544)
64,964
(-3,644)
92,668
(+784)
13,012
(-450)
17,450
(-165)
212,253
(+4,163, +2.27%) 		32,142 (+4,713, +17.18%)
100.0%
03/08/2016
101,634
(+5,896)
74,205
(-2,365)
68,608
(-4,523)
91,884
(+4,581)
13,462
(+1,075)
17,615
(+232)
208,512
(+2,448, +1.35%) 		27,429 (+8,261, +43.1%)
97.11%
03/01/2016
95,738
(+8,264)
76,570
(+799)
73,131
(+1,721)
87,303
(+9,822)
12,387
(+657)
17,383
(+21)
202,863
(+10,642, +6.24%) 		19,168 (+7,465, +63.79%)
90.77%
02/23/2016
87,474
(-1,471)
75,771
(-5,286)
71,410
(+1,659)
77,481
(+3,763)
11,730
(-773)
17,362
(+938)
187,997
(-585, -0.34%) 		11,703 (+3,815, +48.36%)
85.03%
02/16/2016
88,945
(+2,518)
81,057
(-12,521)
69,751
(-8,946)
73,718
(+4,739)
12,503
(-1,468)
16,424
(-114)
188,677
(-7,896, -4.41%) 		7,888 (+15,039, +210.31%)
82.1%
02/09/2016
86,427
(+2,594)
93,578
(-19,506)
78,697
(-635)
68,979
(+21,045)
13,971
(+1,923)
16,538
(+2,343)
200,208
(+3,882, +2.22%) 		-7,151 (+22,100, +75.55%)
70.56%
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