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
12/16/2008
78,374
(-1,790)
76,525
(+269)
24,630
(+802)
25,896
(-1,196)
13,338
(-591)
13,921
(-652)
127,864
(-1,579, -1.34%) 		1,849 (-2,059, -52.69%)
94.77%
12/09/2008
80,164
(-1,117)
76,256
(-839)
23,828
(-1,015)
27,092
(-1,226)
13,929
(+4,307)
14,573
(+4,240)
130,017
(+2,175, +1.88%) 		3,908 (-278, -6.64%)
96.83%
12/02/2008
81,281
(-1,062)
77,095
(+1,815)
24,843
(+181)
28,318
(-3,346)
9,622
(-330)
10,333
(+320)
126,805
(-1,211, -1.04%) 		4,186 (-2,877, -40.73%)
97.11%
11/25/2008
82,343
(-6,330)
75,280
(-8,734)
24,662
(-2,606)
31,664
(+632)
9,952
(-1,494)
10,013
(-2,328)
128,157
(-10,430, -8.19%) 		7,063 (+2,404, +51.6%)
100.0%
11/18/2008
88,673
(-11,427)
84,014
(-10,377)
27,268
(+764)
31,032
(-2,055)
11,446
(-2,312)
12,341
(-543)
138,808
(-12,975, -9.24%) 		4,659 (-1,050, -18.39%)
98.93%
11/11/2008
100,100
(-5,379)
94,391
(-13,123)
26,504
(-8,269)
33,087
(-530)
13,758
(+3,269)
12,884
(+3,274)
153,268
(-10,379, -6.89%) 		5,709 (+7,744, +380.54%)
100.0%
11/04/2008
105,479
(-1,431)
107,514
(+191)
34,773
(-462)
33,617
(-1,463)
10,489
(-788)
9,610
(-1,409)
169,015
(-2,681, -1.75%) 		-2,035 (-1,622, -392.74%)
97.58%
10/28/2008
106,910
(+3,495)
107,323
(+1,320)
35,235
(-1,378)
35,080
(+764)
11,277
(+285)
11,019
(+318)
171,963
(+2,402, +1.59%) 		-413 (+2,175, +84.04%)
99.33%
10/21/2008
103,415
(-3,897)
106,003
(-2,925)
36,613
(+679)
34,316
(-1,092)
10,992
(-1,039)
10,701
(-240)
169,152
(-4,257, -2.74%) 		-2,588 (-972, -60.15%)
96.99%
10/14/2008
107,312
(-6,605)
108,928
(-5,284)
35,934
(-3,352)
35,408
(-5,176)
12,031
(-192)
10,941
(+311)
175,560
(-10,149, -6.14%) 		-1,616 (-1,321, -447.8%)
98.03%
10/07/2008
113,917
(-5,290)
114,212
(-5,150)
39,286
(-3,855)
40,584
(-2,743)
12,223
(-935)
10,630
(-2,187)
185,485
(-10,080, -5.74%) 		-295 (-140, -90.32%)
99.46%
09/30/2008
119,207
(-4,743)
119,362
(-6,312)
43,141
(-4,304)
43,327
(-2,307)
13,158
(-547)
12,817
(-975)
195,316
(-9,594, -5.18%) 		-155 (+1,569, +91.01%)
99.61%
09/23/2008
123,950
(-5,691)
125,674
(-3,757)
47,445
(+230)
45,634
(-1,906)
13,705
(-2,275)
13,792
(-2,073)
206,277
(-7,736, -4.01%) 		-1,724 (-1,934, -920.95%)
97.92%
09/16/2008
129,641
(-247)
129,431
(-6,184)
47,215
(-4,168)
47,540
(-1,550)
15,980
(-460)
15,865
(+2,859)
215,450
(-4,875, -2.47%) 		210 (+5,937, +103.67%)
100.0%
09/09/2008
129,888
(+5,069)
135,615
(-3,598)
51,383
(-3,425)
49,090
(+4,978)
16,440
(-813)
13,006
(-549)
218,631
(+831, +0.42%) 		-5,727 (+8,667, +60.21%)
97.78%
09/02/2008
124,819
(-3,750)
139,213
(+2,160)
54,808
(+3,486)
44,112
(-2,457)
17,253
(+633)
13,555
(+666)
215,379
(+369, +0.19%) 		-14,394 (-5,910, -69.66%)
88.02%
08/26/2008
128,569
(-298)
137,053
(+4,435)
51,322
(+290)
46,569
(-301)
16,620
(+1,259)
12,889
(-2,883)
215,217
(+1,251, +0.64%) 		-8,484 (-4,733, -126.18%)
94.67%
08/19/2008
128,867
(-856)
132,618
(-4,278)
51,032
(-1,975)
46,870
(-1,148)
15,361
(+256)
15,772
(+2,851)
213,927
(-2,575, -1.3%) 		-3,751 (+3,422, +47.71%)
100.0%
08/12/2008
129,723
(-3,129)
136,896
(-3,511)
53,007
(+810)
48,018
(+7)
15,105
(-1,457)
12,921
(-272)
214,066
(-3,776, -1.87%) 		-7,173 (+382, +5.06%)
100.0%
08/05/2008
132,852
(+275)
140,407
(-8,861)
52,197
(-2,040)
48,011
(+4,683)
16,562
(-1,135)
13,193
(+1,278)
217,812
(-2,900, -1.42%) 		-7,555 (+9,136, +54.74%)
100.0%
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