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
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COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Cotton No 2 COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years
COT Positioning Trends
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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
04/03/2012
92,572
(+2,240)
113,760
(+9,239)
59,550
(+3,271)
42,803
(-4,095)
19,325
(-807)
14,884
(-440)
191,444
(+4,704, +2.82%) 		-21,188 (-6,999, -49.33%)
71.88%
03/27/2012
90,332
(-4,619)
104,521
(+3,625)
56,279
(+1,731)
46,898
(-4,342)
20,132
(+766)
15,324
(-1,405)
189,215
(-2,122, -1.26%) 		-14,189 (-8,244, -138.67%)
81.34%
03/20/2012
94,951
(+2,146)
100,896
(+1,337)
54,548
(+264)
51,240
(+1,267)
19,366
(+925)
16,729
(+731)
188,724
(+3,335, +2.01%) 		-5,945 (+809, +11.98%)
85.61%
03/13/2012
92,805
(+728)
99,559
(-2,069)
54,284
(+2,074)
49,973
(+6,130)
18,441
(+1,976)
15,998
(+717)
182,548
(+4,778, +2.97%) 		-6,754 (+2,797, +29.28%)
76.95%
03/06/2012
92,077
(+1,008)
101,628
(+3,477)
52,210
(+3,655)
43,843
(+978)
16,465
(+135)
15,281
(+343)
176,384
(+4,798, +3.08%) 		-9,551 (-2,469, -34.86%)
71.15%
02/28/2012
91,069
(-2,588)
98,151
(-9,257)
48,555
(+723)
42,865
(+8,246)
16,330
(+1,509)
14,938
(+655)
171,632
(-356, -0.23%) 		-7,082 (+6,669, +48.5%)
73.07%
02/21/2012
93,657
(-11,906)
107,408
(-12,798)
47,832
(+459)
34,619
(+1,809)
14,821
(-930)
14,283
(-1,388)
172,437
(-12,377, -7.34%) 		-13,751 (+892, +6.09%)
65.31%
02/14/2012
105,563
(+4,315)
120,206
(-4,551)
47,373
(-151)
32,810
(+5,359)
15,751
(-3,220)
15,671
(+136)
189,670
(+944, +0.56%) 		-14,643 (+8,866, +37.71%)
64.27%
02/07/2012
101,248
(+9,964)
124,757
(+8,380)
47,524
(-1,127)
27,451
(+2,794)
18,971
(+4,234)
15,535
(+1,897)
189,435
(+13,071, +8.45%) 		-23,509 (+1,584, +6.31%)
53.95%
01/31/2012
91,284
(+9,780)
116,377
(+8,633)
48,651
(-937)
24,657
(-714)
14,737
(-242)
13,638
(+682)
172,686
(+8,601, +5.89%) 		-25,093 (+1,147, +4.37%)
52.11%
01/24/2012
81,504
(+3,294)
107,744
(+9,853)
49,588
(+2,376)
25,371
(-4,580)
14,979
(+75)
12,956
(+472)
165,008
(+5,745, +4.09%) 		-26,240 (-6,559, -33.33%)
50.77%
01/17/2012
78,210
(+6,615)
97,891
(+7,211)
47,212
(-776)
29,951
(+634)
14,904
(+567)
12,484
(-1,439)
155,162
(+6,406, +4.78%) 		-19,681 (-596, -3.12%)
58.41%
01/10/2012
71,595
(-4,350)
90,680
(-1,532)
47,988
(-2,856)
29,317
(-6,174)
14,337
(+502)
13,923
(+1,002)
147,317
(-6,704, -4.77%) 		-19,085 (-2,818, -17.32%)
59.1%
01/03/2012
75,945
(-6,240)
92,212
(+7,392)
50,844
(+3,011)
35,491
(-6,203)
13,835
(+1,716)
12,921
(-2,702)
152,079
(-1,513, -1.06%) 		-16,267 (-13,632, -517.34%)
62.38%
12/27/2011
82,185
(-764)
84,820
(-281)
47,833
(+29)
41,694
(+1,602)
12,119
(+1,407)
15,623
(-649)
151,348
(+672, +0.48%) 		-2,635 (-483, -22.44%)
78.25%
12/20/2011
82,949
(-314)
85,101
(-1,536)
47,804
(+804)
40,092
(+3,687)
10,712
(+473)
16,272
(-1,188)
150,186
(+963, +0.69%) 		-2,152 (+1,222, +36.22%)
78.81%
12/13/2011
83,263
(+9,521)
86,637
(+4,603)
47,000
(-284)
36,405
(+4,936)
10,239
(+524)
17,460
(+222)
149,446
(+9,761, +7.47%) 		-3,374 (+4,918, +59.31%)
77.39%
12/06/2011
73,742
(-4,063)
82,034
(+1,468)
47,284
(+4,542)
31,469
(+1,541)
9,715
(+404)
17,238
(-2,126)
139,821
(+883, +0.68%) 		-8,292 (-5,531, -200.33%)
71.66%
11/29/2011
77,805
(-398)
80,566
(-4,850)
42,742
(+2,159)
29,928
(+2,199)
9,311
(+232)
19,364
(+4,644)
138,214
(+1,993, +1.56%) 		-2,761 (+4,452, +61.72%)
78.1%
11/22/2011
78,203
(-1,109)
85,416
(-10,852)
40,583
(-733)
27,729
(+6,321)
9,079
(-3,095)
14,720
(-406)
137,106
(-4,937, -3.72%) 		-7,213 (+9,743, +57.46%)
72.92%
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