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

Weekly Report
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
10/24/2023
116,370
(-2,463)
142,585
(-14,257)
64,477
(-7,195)
41,797
(+3,362)
13,814
(-999)
10,279
(+238)
237,196
(-10,657, -5.19%)
-26,215 (+11,794, +31.03%)
72.58%
10/17/2023
118,833
(+8,433)
156,842
(-12,531)
71,672
(-13,415)
38,435
(+5,681)
14,813
(-360)
10,041
(+1,508)
250,696
(-5,342, -2.54%)
-38,009 (+20,964, +35.55%)
64.59%
10/10/2023
110,400
(+3,220)
169,373
(-4,278)
85,087
(-3,378)
32,754
(+2,451)
15,173
(-1,062)
8,533
(+607)
254,318
(-1,220, -0.58%)
-58,973 (+7,498, +11.28%)
50.38%
10/03/2023
107,180
(+641)
173,651
(+11,208)
88,465
(+6,225)
30,303
(-4,157)
16,235
(-39)
7,926
(-224)
251,554
(+6,827, +3.33%)
-66,471 (-10,567, -18.9%)
45.29%
09/26/2023
106,539
(+5,127)
162,443
(+1,506)
82,240
(-1,645)
34,460
(+1,624)
16,274
(-150)
8,150
(+202)
238,493
(+3,332, +1.65%)
-55,904 (+3,621, +6.08%)
52.46%
09/19/2023
101,412
(+4,522)
160,937
(+3,860)
83,885
(-3,037)
32,836
(-2,704)
16,424
(-816)
7,948
(-487)
233,332
(+669, +0.33%)
-59,525 (+662, +1.1%)
50.0%
09/12/2023
96,890
(+2,586)
157,077
(-4,013)
86,922
(-4,171)
35,540
(+857)
17,240
(-1,087)
8,435
(+484)
227,631
(-2,672, -1.31%)
-60,187 (+6,599, +9.88%)
49.55%
09/05/2023
94,304
(+3,920)
161,090
(+17,409)
91,093
(+13,214)
34,683
(+1,654)
18,327
(+2,700)
7,951
(+771)
228,746
(+19,834, +10.79%)
-66,786 (-13,489, -25.31%)
45.08%
08/29/2023
90,384
(-209)
143,681
(+8,702)
77,879
(+5,513)
33,029
(-3,660)
15,627
(-117)
7,180
(+145)
207,010
(+5,187, +2.9%)
-53,297 (-8,911, -20.08%)
54.23%
08/22/2023
90,593
(+330)
134,979
(-5,830)
72,366
(-4,263)
36,689
(+778)
15,744
(-903)
7,035
(+216)
201,232
(-4,836, -2.63%)
-44,386 (+6,160, +12.19%)
60.27%
08/15/2023
90,263
(-5,328)
140,809
(-4,741)
76,629
(-449)
35,911
(-23)
16,647
(+676)
6,819
(-337)
209,939
(-5,101, -2.7%)
-50,546 (-587, -1.17%)
56.09%
08/08/2023
95,591
(+3,651)
145,550
(+243)
77,078
(+512)
35,934
(+3,248)
15,971
(-1,551)
7,156
(-879)
214,088
(+2,612, +1.4%)
-49,959 (+3,408, +6.39%)
56.49%
08/01/2023
91,940
(+2,578)
145,307
(+9,295)
76,566
(+7,196)
32,686
(+1,300)
17,522
(+1,407)
8,035
(+586)
211,204
(+11,181, +6.39%)
-53,367 (-6,717, -14.4%)
54.18%
07/25/2023
89,362
(+1,103)
136,012
(+25,824)
69,370
(+11,956)
31,386
(-7,547)
16,115
(+2,591)
7,449
(-2,627)
194,350
(+15,650, +9.83%)
-46,650 (-24,721, -112.73%)
58.73%
07/18/2023
88,259
(+2,229)
110,188
(+8,258)
57,414
(+572)
38,933
(-4,414)
13,524
(+226)
10,076
(-817)
178,003
(+3,027, +1.94%)
-21,929 (-6,029, -37.92%)
75.49%
07/11/2023
86,030
(-2,321)
101,930
(+8,672)
56,842
(+1,806)
43,347
(-7,514)
13,298
(+1,397)
10,893
(-276)
175,601
(+882, +0.57%)
-15,900 (-10,993, -224.03%)
79.58%
07/03/2023
88,351
(+167)
93,258
(+7,394)
55,036
(+1,439)
50,861
(-4,414)
11,901
(+371)
11,169
(-1,003)
175,032
(+1,977, +1.29%)
-4,907 (-7,227, -311.51%)
87.03%
06/27/2023
88,184
(+1,315)
85,864
(-9,873)
53,597
(+1,152)
55,275
(+9,488)
11,530
(-1,809)
12,172
(+1,043)
173,343
(+658, +0.43%)
2,320 (+11,188, +126.16%)
91.93%
06/20/2023
86,869
(+2,019)
95,737
(-3,919)
52,445
(-1,742)
45,787
(+2,810)
13,339
(-632)
11,129
(+754)
170,227
(-355, -0.23%)
-8,868 (+5,938, +40.11%)
84.34%
06/13/2023
84,850
(-9,288)
99,656
(-15,503)
54,187
(-6,038)
42,977
(-779)
13,971
(+106)
10,375
(+1,062)
171,880
(-15,220, -9.05%)
-14,806 (+6,215, +29.57%)
80.32%
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