OPEN INTEREST

242,777

(+3,467, +1.8%)
COMMERCIAL NET

37,534

(+2,208, +6.25%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-37,606

(-2,501)
SMALL TRADERS NET

72

(+293)
COT INDEX

86.19%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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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
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%
07/29/2008
132,577
(-436)
149,268
(+3,084)
54,237
(+2,073)
43,328
(-1,857)
17,697
(-903)
11,915
(-493)
220,067
(+734, +0.36%)
-16,691 (-3,520, -26.73%)
95.57%
07/22/2008
133,013
(-268)
146,184
(-6,966)
52,164
(-3,753)
45,185
(+2,861)
18,600
(+154)
12,408
(+238)
218,566
(-3,867, -1.86%)
-13,171 (+6,698, +33.71%)
100.0%
07/15/2008
133,281
(+3,799)
153,150
(+1,373)
55,917
(-727)
42,324
(+2,813)
18,446
(+567)
12,170
(-547)
222,265
(+3,639, +1.78%)
-19,869 (+2,426, +10.88%)
98.72%
07/08/2008
129,482
(-424)
151,777
(-9,724)
56,644
(-290)
39,511
(+7,732)
17,879
(+958)
12,717
(+2,236)
218,245
(+244, +0.12%)
-22,295 (+9,300, +29.44%)
95.43%
07/01/2008
129,906
(+1,446)
161,501
(+1,410)
56,934
(+2,031)
31,779
(-808)
16,921
(-612)
10,481
(+2,263)
217,590
(+2,865, +1.43%)
-31,595 (+36, +0.11%)
82.81%
06/24/2008
128,460
(-4,619)
160,091
(-2,637)
54,903
(-840)
32,587
(-1,505)
17,533
(-502)
8,218
(-1,819)
214,012
(-5,961, -2.88%)
-31,631 (-1,982, -6.68%)
82.76%
06/17/2008
133,079
(-27,229)
162,728
(-18,990)
55,743
(-5,506)
34,092
(-9,979)
18,035
(-430)
10,037
(-4,196)
221,739
(-33,165, -13.82%)
-29,649 (-8,239, -38.48%)
85.45%
06/10/2008
160,308
(-11,402)
181,718
(-8,918)
61,249
(+2,440)
44,071
(-230)
18,465
(+1,480)
14,233
(+1,666)
266,100
(-7,482, -3.02%)
-21,410 (-2,484, -13.12%)
96.63%
06/03/2008
171,710
(+9,901)
190,636
(-1,109)
58,809
(-2,861)
44,301
(+4,672)
16,985
(-2,169)
12,567
(+1,308)
273,104
(+4,871, +2.01%)
-18,926 (+11,010, +36.78%)
100.0%
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