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
02/02/2016
83,833
(+3,573)
113,084
(-248)
79,332
(-531)
47,934
(+3,329)
12,048
(-284)
14,195
(-323)
197,632
(+2,758, +1.6%)
-29,251 (+3,821, +11.55%)
53.59%
01/26/2016
80,260
(+1,814)
113,332
(-3,608)
79,863
(+1,684)
44,605
(+5,685)
12,332
(+205)
14,518
(+1,626)
193,281
(+3,703, +2.19%)
-33,072 (+5,422, +14.09%)
50.66%
01/19/2016
78,446
(-1,158)
116,940
(+2,650)
78,179
(+3,399)
38,920
(+147)
12,127
(-74)
12,892
(-630)
187,347
(+2,167, +1.3%)
-38,494 (-3,808, -10.98%)
46.49%
01/12/2016
79,604
(+3,539)
114,290
(-17,918)
74,780
(-6,227)
38,773
(+11,767)
12,201
(-974)
13,522
(+2,489)
182,594
(-3,662, -2.15%)
-34,686 (+21,457, +38.22%)
49.42%
01/05/2016
76,065
(+3,275)
132,208
(-10,424)
81,007
(-4,076)
27,006
(+6,452)
13,175
(-1,470)
11,033
(+1,701)
185,123
(-2,271, -1.32%)
-56,143 (+13,699, +19.61%)
32.94%
12/29/2015
72,790
(-472)
142,632
(-708)
85,083
(-1,333)
20,554
(-319)
14,645
(+395)
9,332
(-383)
183,390
(-1,410, -0.81%)
-69,842 (+236, +0.34%)
22.43%
12/22/2015
73,262
(+607)
143,340
(-3,810)
86,416
(-8,066)
20,873
(-2,641)
14,250
(+52)
9,715
(-956)
184,432
(-7,407, -4.08%)
-70,078 (+4,417, +5.93%)
22.25%
12/15/2015
72,655
(-161)
147,150
(+789)
94,482
(-526)
23,514
(-2,791)
14,198
(-1,216)
10,671
(+99)
191,929
(-1,903, -1.04%)
-74,495 (-950, -1.29%)
18.85%
12/08/2015
72,816
(-5,744)
146,361
(+11,802)
95,008
(+14,323)
26,305
(+167)
15,414
(+3,005)
10,572
(-385)
191,781
(+11,584, +6.75%)
-73,545 (-17,546, -31.33%)
19.58%
12/01/2015
78,560
(-1,324)
134,559
(+17,771)
80,685
(+10,997)
26,138
(-5,590)
12,409
(+709)
10,957
(-1,799)
180,779
(+10,382, +6.44%)
-55,999 (-19,095, -51.74%)
33.05%
11/24/2015
79,884
(+1,116)
116,788
(-7,168)
69,688
(-2,672)
31,728
(+2,720)
11,700
(-2,213)
12,756
(+679)
170,519
(-3,769, -2.28%)
-36,904 (+8,284, +18.33%)
47.72%
11/17/2015
78,768
(-7,033)
123,956
(-6,144)
72,360
(+436)
29,008
(+72)
13,913
(-285)
12,077
(-810)
176,397
(-6,882, -4.0%)
-45,188 (-889, -2.01%)
41.35%
11/10/2015
85,801
(-61)
130,100
(-9,083)
71,924
(-4,837)
28,936
(+4,301)
14,198
(+50)
12,887
(-66)
192,453
(-4,848, -2.74%)
-44,299 (+9,022, +16.92%)
42.04%
11/03/2015
85,862
(+484)
139,183
(+3,095)
76,761
(-1,403)
24,635
(-3,555)
14,148
(-245)
12,953
(-704)
199,327
(-1,164, -0.65%)
-53,321 (-2,611, -5.15%)
35.11%
10/27/2015
85,378
(+2,373)
136,088
(+1,603)
78,164
(-681)
28,190
(+1,219)
14,393
(+363)
13,657
(-767)
198,356
(+2,055, +1.17%)
-50,710 (+770, +1.5%)
37.12%
10/20/2015
83,005
(+971)
134,485
(+9,691)
78,845
(+5,453)
26,971
(-2,618)
14,030
(+858)
14,424
(+209)
193,661
(+7,282, +4.32%)
-51,480 (-8,720, -20.39%)
36.52%
10/13/2015
82,034
(-5,734)
124,794
(+5,284)
73,392
(+3,173)
29,589
(-6,339)
13,172
(+278)
14,215
(-1,228)
188,209
(-2,283, -1.34%)
-42,760 (-11,018, -34.71%)
43.22%
10/06/2015
87,768
(+744)
119,510
(+9,941)
70,219
(+1,446)
35,928
(-6,004)
12,894
(+713)
15,443
(-1,034)
189,761
(+2,903, +1.73%)
-31,742 (-9,197, -40.79%)
51.68%
09/29/2015
87,024
(+1,924)
109,569
(+2,231)
68,773
(+1,496)
41,932
(+376)
12,181
(-86)
16,477
(+727)
186,023
(+3,334, +2.02%)
-22,545 (-307, -1.38%)
58.74%
09/22/2015
85,100
(+6,414)
107,338
(-10,681)
67,277
(-3,226)
41,556
(+10,467)
12,267
(-312)
15,750
(+3,090)
182,136
(+2,876, +1.78%)
-22,238 (+17,095, +43.46%)
58.98%
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