OPEN INTEREST

293,885

(-95, -0.04%)
COMMERCIAL NET

55,711

(-8,793, -13.63%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-55,047

(+7,564)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-664

(+1,229)
COT INDEX

93.03%

As of 10/28/2025
LAST UPDATE

10/28

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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
05/05/2009
71,517
(-1,368)
99,723
(+10,711)
35,289
(+6,861)
16,043
(-3,113)
14,305
(+1,294)
5,345
(-811)
127,475
(+6,787, +5.94%) 		-28,206 (-12,079, -74.9%)
59.27%
04/28/2009
72,885
(+3,312)
89,012
(+4,451)
28,428
(-1,429)
19,156
(-2,432)
13,011
(-1,389)
6,156
(-1,525)
119,982
(+494, +0.43%) 		-16,127 (-1,139, -7.6%)
70.39%
04/21/2009
69,573
(-6,983)
84,561
(-4,546)
29,857
(+272)
21,588
(-1,099)
14,400
(-847)
7,681
(-1,913)
121,776
(-7,558, -6.23%) 		-14,988 (-2,437, -19.42%)
71.44%
04/14/2009
76,556
(-9,007)
89,107
(-4,147)
29,585
(+1,275)
22,687
(-1,666)
15,247
(+755)
9,594
(-1,164)
131,453
(-6,977, -5.44%) 		-12,551 (-4,860, -63.19%)
73.68%
04/07/2009
85,563
(+170)
93,254
(+6,439)
28,310
(+604)
24,353
(-4,372)
14,492
(-274)
10,758
(-1,567)
139,492
(+500, +0.39%) 		-7,691 (-6,269, -440.86%)
78.15%
03/31/2009
85,393
(+1,849)
86,815
(+8,069)
27,706
(-393)
28,725
(-5,489)
14,766
(+356)
12,325
(-768)
140,318
(+1,812, +1.44%) 		-1,422 (-6,220, -129.64%)
83.92%
03/24/2009
83,544
(+4,860)
78,746
(+12,211)
28,099
(+1,741)
34,214
(-3,444)
14,410
(+1,411)
13,093
(-755)
137,552
(+8,012, +6.79%) 		4,798 (-7,351, -60.51%)
89.64%
03/17/2009
78,684
(+4,674)
66,535
(+7,424)
26,358
(+363)
37,658
(-887)
12,999
(+140)
13,848
(-1,360)
128,065
(+5,177, +4.59%) 		12,149 (-2,750, -18.46%)
96.41%
03/10/2009
74,010
(+2,763)
59,111
(+3,915)
25,995
(+212)
38,545
(+428)
12,859
(+1,537)
15,208
(+169)
121,487
(+4,512, +4.16%) 		14,899 (-1,152, -7.18%)
98.94%
03/03/2009
71,247
(-10)
55,196
(-2,618)
25,783
(+927)
38,117
(+2,772)
11,322
(-135)
15,039
(+628)
116,082
(+782, +0.73%) 		16,051 (+2,608, +19.4%)
100.0%
02/24/2009
71,257
(-181)
57,814
(-5,756)
24,856
(-514)
35,345
(+2,969)
11,457
(-869)
14,411
(+1,223)
115,564
(-1,564, -1.43%) 		13,443 (+5,575, +70.86%)
100.0%
02/17/2009
71,438
(-982)
63,570
(-14,147)
25,370
(-2,088)
32,376
(+8,671)
12,326
(-1,850)
13,188
(+556)
117,984
(-4,920, -4.31%) 		7,868 (+13,165, +248.54%)
100.0%
02/10/2009
72,420
(-2,675)
77,717
(-7,529)
27,458
(+829)
23,705
(+1,951)
14,176
(+288)
12,632
(+4,020)
123,430
(-1,558, -1.35%) 		-5,297 (+4,854, +47.82%)
87.6%
02/03/2009
75,095
(-2,281)
85,246
(-1,255)
26,629
(+1,316)
21,754
(+2,899)
13,888
(+537)
8,612
(-2,072)
128,412
(-428, -0.37%) 		-10,151 (-1,026, -11.24%)
82.73%
01/27/2009
77,376
(-3,035)
86,501
(+1,964)
25,313
(+1,702)
18,855
(-2,355)
13,351
(+1,271)
10,684
(+329)
131,102
(-62, -0.05%) 		-9,125 (-4,999, -121.16%)
83.76%
01/20/2009
80,411
(+1,437)
84,537
(+326)
23,611
(-2,324)
21,210
(-352)
12,080
(+999)
10,355
(+138)
130,358
(+112, +0.1%) 		-4,126 (+1,111, +21.21%)
88.77%
01/13/2009
78,974
(+1,975)
84,211
(-616)
25,935
(+101)
21,562
(+49)
11,081
(-3,322)
10,217
(-679)
129,553
(-1,246, -1.06%) 		-5,237 (+2,591, +33.1%)
87.66%
01/06/2009
76,999
(+1,038)
84,827
(+5,257)
25,834
(+297)
21,513
(-2,498)
14,403
(+2,545)
10,896
(+1,121)
130,182
(+3,880, +3.42%) 		-7,828 (-4,219, -116.9%)
85.06%
12/30/2008
75,961
(-852)
79,570
(+840)
25,537
(+1,150)
24,011
(+422)
11,858
(+628)
9,775
(-336)
125,564
(+926, +0.82%) 		-3,609 (-1,692, -88.26%)
89.29%
12/22/2008
76,813
(-1,561)
78,730
(+2,205)
24,387
(-243)
23,589
(-2,307)
11,230
(-2,108)
10,111
(-3,810)
124,035
(-3,912, -3.36%) 		-1,917 (-3,766, -203.68%)
90.99%
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