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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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
11/15/2011
79,312
(-12,830)
96,268
(-12,284)
41,316
(-5,726)
21,408
(-4,306)
12,174
(+342)
15,126
(-1,624)
143,259
(-18,214, -12.06%) 		-16,956 (-546, -3.33%)
61.58%
11/08/2011
92,142
(+3,030)
108,552
(+930)
47,042
(-425)
25,714
(-380)
11,832
(-469)
16,750
(+1,586)
165,589
(+2,136, +1.43%) 		-16,410 (+2,100, +11.35%)
62.21%
11/01/2011
89,112
(+4,228)
107,622
(+9,972)
47,467
(+1,177)
26,094
(-2,318)
12,301
(+721)
15,164
(-1,528)
164,914
(+6,126, +4.29%) 		-18,510 (-5,744, -44.99%)
59.77%
10/25/2011
84,884
(+3,513)
97,650
(-2,205)
46,290
(-938)
28,412
(+3,652)
11,580
(+1,433)
16,692
(+2,561)
159,357
(+4,008, +2.89%) 		-12,766 (+5,718, +30.93%)
66.46%
10/18/2011
81,371
(-1,950)
99,855
(-3,531)
47,228
(+1,436)
24,760
(+1,400)
10,147
(-953)
14,131
(+664)
151,550
(-1,467, -1.05%) 		-18,484 (+1,581, +7.88%)
59.8%
10/11/2011
83,321
(-573)
103,386
(+795)
45,792
(+1,052)
23,360
(-455)
11,100
(+419)
13,467
(+558)
153,794
(+898, +0.64%) 		-20,065 (-1,368, -7.32%)
57.96%
10/04/2011
83,894
(+2,805)
102,591
(+395)
44,740
(+1,251)
23,815
(+1,426)
10,681
(-537)
12,909
(+1,698)
151,858
(+3,519, +2.59%) 		-18,697 (+2,410, +11.42%)
59.55%
09/27/2011
81,089
(+5,266)
102,196
(-6,546)
43,489
(-5,412)
22,389
(+2,057)
11,218
(-3,108)
11,211
(+1,235)
147,661
(-3,254, -2.34%) 		-21,107 (+11,812, +35.88%)
56.75%
09/20/2011
75,823
(+2,067)
108,742
(-5,157)
48,901
(-5,089)
20,332
(-378)
14,326
(-1,922)
9,976
(+591)
150,007
(-4,944, -3.43%) 		-32,919 (+7,224, +18.0%)
43.0%
09/13/2011
73,756
(+3,030)
113,899
(+8,560)
53,990
(-193)
20,710
(-1,802)
16,248
(+2,095)
9,385
(-1,826)
154,302
(+4,932, +3.55%) 		-40,143 (-5,530, -15.98%)
34.59%
09/06/2011
70,726
(+422)
105,339
(-1,335)
54,183
(-1,063)
22,512
(+190)
14,153
(+334)
11,211
(+838)
147,827
(-307, -0.22%) 		-34,613 (+1,757, +4.83%)
41.03%
08/30/2011
70,304
(+414)
106,674
(+134)
55,246
(-270)
22,322
(+477)
13,819
(+254)
10,373
(-213)
147,646
(+398, +0.29%) 		-36,370 (+280, +0.76%)
38.98%
08/23/2011
69,890
(-1,147)
106,540
(+3,908)
55,516
(+5,444)
21,845
(+455)
13,565
(+80)
10,586
(+14)
145,796
(+4,377, +3.25%) 		-36,650 (-5,055, -16.0%)
38.65%
08/16/2011
71,037
(-418)
102,632
(-1,291)
50,072
(-2,237)
21,390
(-370)
13,485
(+559)
10,572
(-435)
141,177
(-2,096, -1.53%) 		-31,595 (+873, +2.69%)
44.54%
08/09/2011
71,455
(-154)
103,923
(-1,290)
52,309
(-373)
21,760
(-265)
12,926
(-479)
11,007
(+549)
142,543
(-1,006, -0.73%) 		-32,468 (+1,136, +3.38%)
43.52%
08/02/2011
71,609
(+3,902)
105,213
(+1,864)
52,682
(+999)
22,025
(+2,107)
13,405
(-375)
10,458
(+555)
144,447
(+4,526, +3.4%) 		-33,604 (+2,038, +5.72%)
42.2%
07/26/2011
67,707
(-323)
103,349
(+3,344)
51,683
(+2,418)
19,918
(-954)
13,780
(+592)
9,903
(+297)
138,911
(+2,687, +2.06%) 		-35,642 (-3,667, -11.47%)
39.83%
07/19/2011
68,030
(-6,486)
100,005
(-2,636)
49,265
(+3,253)
20,872
(+543)
13,188
(+873)
9,606
(-267)
135,510
(-2,360, -1.78%) 		-31,975 (-3,850, -13.69%)
44.1%
07/12/2011
74,516
(-1,469)
102,641
(-1,167)
46,012
(-4)
20,329
(+656)
12,315
(+773)
9,873
(-189)
137,983
(-700, -0.52%) 		-28,125 (-302, -1.09%)
48.58%
07/05/2011
75,985
(+1,839)
103,808
(+1,630)
46,016
(+1,766)
19,673
(+761)
11,542
(-779)
10,062
(+435)
138,997
(+2,826, +2.16%) 		-27,823 (+209, +0.75%)
48.93%
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