OPEN INTEREST

279,627

(-7,018, -3.19%)
COMMERCIAL NET

44,727

(-3,801, -7.83%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-44,187

(+5,403)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-540

(-1,602)
COT INDEX

86.97%

As of 11/18/2025
LAST UPDATE

11/18

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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
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
04/26/2011
82,827
(-15,126)
111,073
(-13,864)
42,234
(-1,568)
21,301
(-2,753)
19,096
(-371)
11,783
(-448)
154,952
(-17,065, -10.58%) 		-28,246 (-1,262, -4.68%)
48.44%
04/19/2011
97,953
(-20,076)
124,937
(-26,373)
43,802
(-2,282)
24,054
(+2,267)
19,467
(-2,529)
12,231
(-781)
172,140
(-24,887, -13.37%) 		-26,984 (+6,297, +18.92%)
49.91%
04/12/2011
118,029
(+5,187)
151,310
(+10,310)
46,084
(+1,357)
21,787
(-1,894)
21,996
(+999)
13,012
(-873)
198,223
(+7,543, +4.22%) 		-33,281 (-5,123, -18.19%)
42.58%
04/05/2011
112,842
(+10,380)
141,000
(+11,445)
44,727
(+1,119)
23,681
(+140)
20,997
(+809)
13,885
(+723)
195,689
(+12,308, +7.4%) 		-28,158 (-1,065, -3.93%)
48.54%
03/29/2011
102,462
(+4,629)
129,555
(+2,314)
43,608
(+182)
23,541
(+885)
20,188
(-1,500)
13,162
(+112)
182,719
(+3,311, +2.03%) 		-27,093 (+2,315, +7.87%)
49.78%
03/22/2011
97,833
(+2,552)
127,241
(+2,274)
43,426
(-3,638)
22,656
(-1,482)
21,688
(+556)
13,050
(-1,322)
176,065
(-530, -0.32%) 		-29,408 (+278, +0.94%)
47.08%
03/15/2011
95,281
(+3,238)
124,967
(-3,062)
47,064
(-2,706)
24,138
(-279)
21,132
(+219)
14,372
(+4,092)
174,801
(+751, +0.46%) 		-29,686 (+6,300, +17.51%)
46.76%
03/08/2011
92,043
(-1,466)
128,029
(-1,870)
49,770
(+622)
24,417
(+1,977)
20,913
(+497)
10,280
(-454)
173,688
(-347, -0.21%) 		-35,986 (+404, +1.11%)
39.43%
03/01/2011
93,509
(+1,823)
129,899
(-3,667)
49,148
(-3,652)
22,440
(-1,459)
20,416
(-2,790)
10,734
(+507)
175,406
(-4,619, -2.75%) 		-36,390 (+5,490, +13.11%)
44.38%
02/22/2011
91,686
(-12,101)
133,566
(-13,716)
52,800
(-2,776)
23,899
(+669)
23,206
(+155)
10,227
(-1,675)
178,652
(-14,722, -8.07%) 		-41,880 (+1,615, +3.71%)
44.84%
02/15/2011
103,787
(-19,080)
147,282
(-14,776)
55,576
(-1,278)
23,230
(-7,531)
23,051
(-916)
11,902
(+1,033)
195,668
(-21,274, -10.44%) 		-43,495 (-4,304, -10.98%)
43.3%
02/08/2011
122,867
(+10,826)
162,058
(+3,232)
56,854
(-3,181)
30,761
(+5,470)
23,967
(+323)
10,869
(-734)
220,694
(+7,968, +4.07%) 		-39,191 (+7,594, +16.23%)
47.4%
02/01/2011
112,041
(-208)
158,826
(+3,472)
60,035
(+4,071)
25,291
(+879)
23,644
(+1,337)
11,603
(+849)
211,690
(+5,200, +2.73%) 		-46,785 (-3,680, -8.54%)
40.17%
01/25/2011
112,249
(+1,755)
155,354
(+5,588)
55,964
(+2,820)
24,412
(-249)
22,307
(+1,248)
10,754
(+484)
206,509
(+5,823, +3.15%) 		-43,105 (-3,833, -9.76%)
43.67%
01/18/2011
110,494
(-5,757)
149,766
(-2,876)
53,144
(+258)
24,661
(-2,412)
21,059
(-386)
10,270
(-597)
198,387
(-5,885, -3.09%) 		-39,272 (-2,881, -7.92%)
48.53%
01/11/2011
116,251
(-5,610)
152,642
(-6,669)
52,886
(-1,010)
27,073
(+506)
21,445
(+1,533)
10,867
(+1,076)
203,598
(-5,087, -2.6%) 		-36,391 (+1,059, +2.83%)
51.74%
01/04/2011
121,861
(+5,011)
159,311
(+4,861)
53,896
(-1,349)
26,567
(-821)
19,912
(+549)
9,791
(+171)
207,895
(+4,211, +2.2%) 		-37,450 (+150, +0.4%)
50.77%
12/28/2010
116,850
(+1,000)
154,450
(-2,726)
55,245
(-2,071)
27,388
(+1,844)
19,363
(+698)
9,620
(+509)
201,812
(-373, -0.19%) 		-37,600 (+3,726, +9.02%)
50.63%
12/21/2010
115,850
(-3,313)
157,176
(-3,218)
57,316
(+60)
25,544
(+952)
18,665
(+998)
9,111
(+11)
202,337
(-2,255, -1.16%) 		-41,326 (-95, -0.23%)
47.2%
12/14/2010
119,163
(+3,234)
160,394
(-686)
57,256
(+622)
24,592
(+4,456)
17,667
(-314)
9,100
(-228)
204,519
(+3,542, +1.86%) 		-41,231 (+3,920, +8.68%)
47.29%
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