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

Weekly Report
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
11/12/2024
122,036
(-3,425)
110,228
(-3,123)
63,281
(-1,155)
74,767
(-2,110)
14,854
(-50)
15,176
(+603)
253,040
(-4,630, -2.26%) 		11,808 (-302, -2.49%)
78.2%
11/05/2024
125,461
(-1,910)
113,351
(-1,056)
64,436
(-1,115)
76,877
(-535)
14,904
(+1,286)
14,573
(-148)
266,595
(-1,739, -0.84%) 		12,110 (-854, -6.59%)
78.38%
10/29/2024
127,371
(+1,838)
114,407
(-4,522)
65,551
(-291)
77,412
(+4,213)
13,618
(-247)
14,721
(+1,609)
262,891
(+1,300, +0.63%) 		12,964 (+6,360, +96.31%)
78.88%
10/22/2024
125,533
(+2,394)
118,929
(+5,953)
65,842
(+1,433)
73,199
(-1,852)
13,865
(+113)
13,112
(-161)
260,938
(+3,940, +1.96%) 		6,604 (-3,559, -35.02%)
75.14%
10/15/2024
123,139
(+2,338)
112,976
(+2,579)
64,409
(+2,468)
75,051
(+1,469)
13,752
(-296)
13,273
(+462)
247,325
(+4,510, +2.29%) 		10,163 (-241, -2.32%)
77.23%
10/08/2024
120,801
(+10,298)
110,397
(+7,403)
61,941
(+1,370)
73,582
(+2,923)
14,048
(-385)
12,811
(+957)
244,771
(+11,283, +6.08%) 		10,404 (+2,895, +38.55%)
77.78%
10/01/2024
110,503
(+775)
102,994
(+7,866)
60,571
(+1,890)
70,659
(-4,410)
14,433
(+612)
11,854
(-179)
233,189
(+3,277, +1.8%) 		7,509 (-7,091, -48.57%)
77.32%
09/24/2024
109,728
(-2,584)
95,128
(+7,670)
58,681
(-463)
75,069
(-10,437)
13,821
(-157)
12,033
(-437)
230,371
(-3,204, -1.73%) 		14,600 (-10,254, -41.26%)
81.21%
09/17/2024
112,312
(-7,644)
87,458
(+16,312)
59,144
(+6,225)
85,506
(-13,524)
13,978
(+947)
12,470
(-3,260)
235,001
(-472, -0.25%) 		24,854 (-23,956, -49.08%)
86.84%
09/10/2024
119,956
(+4,764)
71,146
(-4,913)
52,919
(-468)
99,030
(+7,489)
13,031
(-228)
15,730
(+1,492)
231,505
(+4,068, +2.24%) 		48,810 (+9,677, +24.73%)
100.0%
09/03/2024
115,192
(+2,332)
76,059
(+976)
53,387
(-3,547)
91,541
(-2,468)
13,259
(+321)
14,238
(+598)
228,948
(-894, -0.49%) 		39,133 (+1,356, +3.59%)
97.01%
08/27/2024
112,860
(-1,661)
75,083
(+3,785)
56,934
(-1,459)
94,009
(-7,212)
12,938
(-388)
13,640
(-81)
227,269
(-3,508, -1.88%) 		37,777 (-5,446, -12.6%)
96.25%
08/20/2024
114,521
(+1,958)
71,298
(+1,011)
58,393
(-1,055)
101,221
(+103)
13,326
(-746)
13,721
(-957)
231,389
(+157, +0.08%) 		43,223 (+947, +2.24%)
99.31%
08/13/2024
112,563
(-2,615)
70,287
(-444)
59,448
(-683)
101,118
(-921)
14,072
(+1,818)
14,678
(-115)
227,877
(-1,480, -0.79%) 		42,276 (-2,171, -4.88%)
98.78%
08/06/2024
115,178
(+2,311)
70,731
(-2,663)
60,131
(-210)
102,039
(+4,357)
12,254
(+316)
14,793
(+723)
226,789
(+2,417, +1.31%) 		44,447 (+4,974, +12.6%)
100.0%
07/30/2024
112,867
(+1,821)
73,394
(-1,383)
60,341
(+1,059)
97,682
(+4,129)
11,938
(-138)
14,070
(-4)
228,815
(+2,742, +1.5%) 		39,473 (+3,204, +8.83%)
100.0%
07/23/2024
111,046
(+5,622)
74,777
(-3,726)
59,282
(-1,729)
93,553
(+6,035)
12,076
(-637)
14,074
(+947)
224,450
(+3,256, +1.82%) 		36,269 (+9,348, +34.72%)
100.0%
07/16/2024
105,424
(+197)
78,503
(+374)
61,011
(+599)
87,518
(+2,597)
12,713
(+1,773)
13,127
(-402)
218,621
(+2,569, +1.45%) 		26,921 (-177, -0.65%)
98.58%
07/09/2024
105,227
(+2,347)
78,129
(-4,723)
60,412
(+354)
84,921
(+7,542)
10,940
(+680)
13,529
(+562)
214,089
(+3,381, +1.95%) 		27,098 (+7,070, +35.3%)
98.69%
07/02/2024
102,880
(-2,343)
82,852
(+3,471)
60,058
(-494)
77,379
(-7,148)
10,260
(-459)
12,967
(+381)
210,048
(-3,296, -1.87%) 		20,028 (-5,814, -22.5%)
94.33%
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