OPEN INTEREST

265,373

(+3,953, +1.86%)
COMMERCIAL NET

46,325

(+3,724, +8.74%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-45,420

(-2,771)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-905

(-953)
COT INDEX

91.22%

As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/23

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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
03/12/2024
89,511
(+5,158)
196,391
(+2,078)
129,746
(-1,764)
32,233
(+1,835)
18,421
(+1,318)
9,054
(+799)
274,927
(+4,712, +2.02%) 		-106,880 (+3,080, +2.8%)
17.9%
03/05/2024
84,353
(+1,946)
194,313
(-975)
131,510
(+1,760)
30,398
(+2,953)
17,103
(-1,080)
8,255
(+648)
271,301
(+2,626, +1.14%) 		-109,960 (+2,921, +2.59%)
15.81%
02/27/2024
82,407
(-6,040)
195,288
(+3,344)
129,750
(+11,462)
27,445
(+4,250)
18,183
(+1,461)
7,607
(-711)
271,860
(+6,883, +3.08%) 		-112,881 (-9,384, -9.07%)
13.83%
02/20/2024
88,447
(-5,058)
191,944
(+5,874)
118,288
(+15,928)
23,195
(+4,770)
16,722
(-1,230)
8,318
(-1,004)
265,175
(+9,640, +4.51%) 		-103,497 (-10,932, -11.81%)
20.19%
02/13/2024
93,505
(-16,908)
186,070
(+9,234)
102,360
(+16,110)
18,425
(-7,982)
17,952
(+81)
9,322
(-1,969)
254,149
(-717, -0.33%) 		-92,565 (-26,142, -39.36%)
27.6%
02/06/2024
110,413
(-4,244)
176,836
(+15,593)
86,250
(+13,715)
26,407
(-3,850)
17,871
(+1,747)
11,291
(-525)
264,909
(+11,218, +5.52%) 		-66,423 (-19,837, -42.58%)
45.33%
01/30/2024
114,657
(+16,187)
161,243
(+22,343)
72,535
(-2,512)
30,257
(-6,624)
16,124
(+2,600)
11,816
(+556)
251,498
(+16,275, +8.7%) 		-46,586 (-6,156, -15.23%)
58.77%
01/23/2024
98,470
(+3,811)
138,900
(+33,546)
75,047
(+13,636)
36,881
(-13,107)
13,524
(+2,029)
11,260
(-963)
227,697
(+19,476, +11.62%) 		-40,430 (-29,735, -278.03%)
62.95%
01/16/2024
94,659
(+1,680)
105,354
(+6,862)
61,411
(+3,794)
49,988
(-1,679)
11,495
(-1,122)
12,223
(-831)
207,773
(+4,352, +2.67%) 		-10,695 (-5,182, -94.0%)
83.11%
01/09/2024
92,979
(+1,464)
98,492
(+2,161)
57,617
(+1,764)
51,667
(+1,503)
12,617
(+723)
13,054
(+287)
202,869
(+3,951, +2.48%) 		-5,513 (-697, -14.47%)
86.62%
01/02/2024
91,515
(-769)
96,331
(+483)
55,853
(-1,628)
50,164
(-3,627)
11,894
(-119)
12,767
(+628)
197,450
(-2,516, -1.56%) 		-4,816 (-1,252, -35.13%)
87.09%
12/26/2023
92,284
(+595)
95,848
(-2,682)
57,481
(-2,677)
53,791
(+120)
12,013
(-432)
12,139
(+48)
196,746
(-2,514, -1.53%) 		-3,564 (+3,277, +47.9%)
87.94%
12/19/2023
91,689
(+3,666)
98,530
(-3,640)
60,158
(-6,122)
53,671
(+1,495)
12,445
(+1,428)
12,091
(+1,117)
196,977
(-1,028, -0.62%) 		-6,841 (+7,306, +51.64%)
85.72%
12/12/2023
88,023
(-1,364)
102,170
(+7,492)
66,280
(+3,576)
52,176
(-3,971)
11,017
(-3)
10,974
(-1,312)
196,830
(+2,209, +1.35%) 		-14,147 (-8,856, -167.38%)
80.77%
12/05/2023
89,387
(+2,140)
94,678
(+3,205)
62,704
(+1,066)
56,147
(+693)
11,020
(-416)
12,286
(-1,108)
196,836
(+2,790, +1.74%) 		-5,291 (-1,065, -25.2%)
86.77%
11/28/2023
87,247
(-5,441)
91,473
(-5,952)
61,638
(+906)
55,454
(+730)
11,436
(-460)
13,394
(+227)
192,139
(-4,995, -3.02%) 		-4,226 (+511, +10.79%)
87.49%
11/21/2023
92,688
(-11,970)
97,425
(-10,575)
60,732
(+2,245)
54,724
(+17)
11,896
(-1,060)
13,167
(-227)
195,165
(-10,785, -6.12%) 		-4,737 (-1,395, -41.74%)
87.14%
11/14/2023
104,658
(-8,176)
108,000
(-13,420)
58,487
(-1,108)
54,707
(+3,680)
12,956
(-44)
13,394
(+412)
210,504
(-9,328, -5.03%) 		-3,342 (+5,244, +61.08%)
88.09%
11/07/2023
112,834
(+587)
121,420
(-15,507)
59,595
(-4,155)
51,027
(+9,941)
13,000
(-608)
12,982
(+1,390)
231,985
(-4,176, -2.2%) 		-8,586 (+16,094, +65.21%)
84.54%
10/31/2023
112,247
(-4,123)
136,927
(-5,658)
63,750
(-727)
41,086
(-711)
13,608
(-206)
11,592
(+1,313)
236,950
(-5,056, -2.6%) 		-24,680 (+1,535, +5.86%)
73.63%
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