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
08/21/2012
88,531
(-2,571)
88,726
(+1,357)
62,801
(+3,021)
65,446
(+364)
15,173
(-561)
12,333
(-1,832)
180,247
(-111, -0.07%) 		-195 (-3,928, -105.22%)
83.72%
08/14/2012
91,102
(-391)
87,369
(-1,886)
59,780
(-1,385)
65,082
(-2,235)
15,734
(-780)
14,165
(+1,565)
178,919
(-2,556, -1.51%) 		3,733 (+1,495, +66.8%)
88.44%
08/07/2012
91,493
(-2,061)
89,255
(+6,543)
61,165
(+1,813)
67,317
(-3,589)
16,514
(+1,962)
12,600
(-1,240)
181,424
(+1,714, +1.02%) 		2,238 (-8,604, -79.36%)
86.64%
07/31/2012
93,554
(+3,167)
82,712
(-327)
59,352
(-2,132)
70,906
(+3,020)
14,552
(+448)
13,840
(-1,210)
176,814
(+1,483, +0.89%) 		10,842 (+3,494, +47.55%)
96.98%
07/24/2012
90,387
(+6,240)
83,039
(+1,594)
61,484
(-3,256)
67,886
(+81)
14,104
(-303)
15,050
(+1,006)
174,180
(+2,681, +1.64%) 		7,348 (+4,646, +171.95%)
92.79%
07/17/2012
84,147
(+2,679)
81,445
(+3,660)
64,740
(+2,512)
67,805
(+1,162)
14,407
(+163)
14,044
(+532)
171,735
(+5,354, +3.39%) 		2,702 (-981, -26.64%)
87.2%
07/10/2012
81,468
(+921)
77,785
(+2,018)
62,228
(+1,721)
66,643
(+1,432)
14,244
(+120)
13,512
(-688)
167,494
(+2,762, +1.78%) 		3,683 (-1,097, -22.95%)
88.38%
07/03/2012
80,547
(-2,086)
75,767
(+418)
60,507
(+969)
65,211
(-2,144)
14,124
(-781)
14,200
(-172)
165,480
(-1,898, -1.21%) 		4,780 (-2,504, -34.38%)
89.7%
06/26/2012
82,633
(-11,339)
75,349
(-12,678)
59,538
(-1,006)
67,355
(+900)
14,905
(-520)
14,372
(-1,087)
166,771
(-12,865, -7.57%) 		7,284 (+1,339, +22.52%)
92.71%
06/19/2012
93,972
(-9,525)
88,027
(-3,220)
60,544
(+5,175)
66,455
(+1,949)
15,425
(+1,761)
15,459
(-1,318)
180,227
(-2,589, -1.5%) 		5,945 (-6,305, -51.47%)
91.1%
06/12/2012
103,497
(-5,860)
91,247
(-4,759)
55,369
(-2,889)
64,506
(-4,358)
13,664
(+449)
16,777
(+817)
194,240
(-8,300, -4.59%) 		12,250 (-1,101, -8.25%)
98.68%
06/05/2012
109,357
(+7,504)
96,006
(+3,795)
58,258
(+1,026)
68,864
(+3,917)
13,215
(-1,687)
15,960
(-869)
201,644
(+6,843, +3.93%) 		13,351 (+3,709, +38.47%)
100.0%
05/29/2012
101,853
(-917)
92,211
(-802)
57,232
(+2,104)
64,947
(+2,345)
14,902
(+511)
16,829
(+155)
191,976
(+1,698, +0.99%) 		9,642 (-115, -1.18%)
99.86%
05/22/2012
102,770
(+2,667)
93,013
(-39)
55,128
(-4,461)
62,602
(-609)
14,391
(+1,336)
16,674
(+190)
190,015
(-458, -0.27%) 		9,757 (+2,706, +38.38%)
100.0%
05/15/2012
100,103
(+7,612)
93,052
(-535)
59,589
(-4,200)
63,211
(+3,201)
13,055
(-922)
16,484
(-176)
188,609
(+2,490, +1.46%) 		7,051 (+8,147, +743.34%)
100.0%
05/08/2012
92,491
(+2,289)
93,587
(-5,566)
63,789
(+3,115)
60,010
(+8,328)
13,977
(-1,129)
16,660
(+1,513)
184,858
(+4,275, +2.58%) 		-1,096 (+7,855, +87.76%)
100.0%
05/01/2012
90,202
(-2,209)
99,153
(-4,407)
60,674
(+2,258)
51,682
(+1,638)
15,106
(-1,992)
15,147
(+826)
180,785
(-1,943, -1.16%) 		-8,951 (+2,198, +19.71%)
89.96%
04/24/2012
92,411
(-6,516)
103,560
(+998)
58,416
(+1,699)
50,044
(-4,921)
17,098
(-1,114)
14,321
(-2,008)
182,843
(-5,931, -3.41%) 		-11,149 (-7,514, -206.71%)
86.71%
04/17/2012
98,927
(+10,354)
102,562
(+742)
56,717
(-309)
54,965
(+6,610)
18,212
(-3,355)
16,329
(-662)
188,096
(+6,690, +4.0%) 		-3,635 (+9,612, +72.56%)
97.81%
04/10/2012
88,573
(-3,999)
101,820
(-11,940)
57,026
(-2,524)
48,355
(+5,552)
21,567
(+2,242)
16,991
(+2,107)
186,779
(-4,281, -2.5%) 		-13,247 (+7,941, +37.48%)
83.61%
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