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

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
05/09/2023
86,382
(+1,719)
87,730
(+9,703)
53,526
(+1,142)
52,349
(-7,066)
11,177
(-550)
11,006
(-326)
176,354
(+2,311, +1.55%)
-1,348 (-7,984, -120.31%)
89.44%
05/02/2023
84,663
(+1,983)
78,027
(+1,668)
52,384
(-240)
59,415
(+1,378)
11,727
(+1,062)
11,332
(-241)
172,788
(+2,805, +1.92%)
6,636 (+315, +4.98%)
94.85%
04/25/2023
82,680
(+5,538)
76,359
(-8,012)
52,624
(-2,532)
58,037
(+7,351)
10,665
(-2,670)
11,573
(+997)
168,166
(+336, +0.23%)
6,321 (+13,550, +187.44%)
94.64%
04/18/2023
77,142
(-13,799)
84,371
(-3,513)
55,156
(+3,901)
50,686
(-3,848)
13,335
(+821)
10,576
(-1,716)
168,276
(-9,077, -5.87%)
-7,229 (-10,286, -336.47%)
85.46%
04/11/2023
90,941
(-4,269)
87,884
(+704)
51,255
(+1,701)
54,534
(-1,763)
12,514
(+1,056)
12,292
(-453)
186,406
(-1,512, -0.97%)
3,057 (-4,973, -61.93%)
92.43%
04/04/2023
95,210
(-4,724)
87,180
(-764)
49,554
(-1,339)
56,297
(-4,717)
11,458
(+388)
12,745
(-194)
193,846
(-5,675, -3.51%)
8,030 (-3,960, -33.03%)
95.8%
03/28/2023
99,934
(+304)
87,944
(+2,540)
50,893
(-533)
61,014
(-1,994)
11,070
(-455)
12,939
(-1,230)
200,053
(-684, -0.42%)
11,990 (-2,236, -15.72%)
98.48%
03/21/2023
99,630
(+4,249)
85,404
(-5,748)
51,426
(+925)
63,008
(+9,719)
11,525
(+29)
14,169
(+1,232)
196,669
(+5,203, +3.31%)
14,226 (+9,997, +236.39%)
100.0%
03/14/2023
95,381
(+5,611)
91,152
(-4,826)
50,501
(-2,759)
53,289
(+5,962)
11,496
(-550)
12,937
(+1,166)
188,970
(+2,302, +1.48%)
4,229 (+10,437, +168.12%)
95.9%
03/07/2023
89,770
(-2,558)
95,978
(+936)
53,260
(+496)
47,327
(-3,713)
12,046
(-2,014)
11,771
(-1,299)
184,506
(-4,076, -2.56%)
-6,208 (-3,494, -128.74%)
88.62%
02/28/2023
92,328
(-2,610)
95,042
(+2,646)
52,764
(+1,304)
51,040
(-3,389)
14,060
(+1,754)
13,070
(+1,191)
186,843
(+448, +0.28%)
-2,714 (-5,256, -206.77%)
91.06%
02/21/2023
94,938
(-231)
92,396
(-16,381)
51,460
(-4,300)
54,429
(+9,819)
12,306
(-2,592)
11,879
(-561)
185,270
(-7,123, -4.3%)
2,542 (+16,150, +118.68%)
94.72%
02/14/2023
95,169
(-8,964)
108,777
(-9,892)
55,760
(-831)
44,610
(-181)
14,898
(+421)
12,440
(+699)
192,913
(-9,374, -5.35%)
-13,608 (+928, +6.38%)
83.46%
02/07/2023
104,133
(+4,025)
118,669
(-1,927)
56,591
(-4,807)
44,791
(+298)
14,477
(-413)
11,741
(+434)
210,928
(-1,195, -0.68%)
-14,536 (+5,952, +29.05%)
82.81%
01/31/2023
100,108
(-873)
120,596
(-64)
61,398
(-201)
44,493
(+727)
14,890
(+1,972)
11,307
(+235)
210,335
(+898, +0.51%)
-20,488 (-809, -4.11%)
78.66%
01/24/2023
100,981
(-2,165)
120,660
(+8,132)
61,599
(+4,965)
43,766
(-4,915)
12,918
(+184)
11,072
(-233)
208,137
(+2,984, +1.73%)
-19,679 (-10,297, -109.75%)
79.23%
01/17/2023
103,146
(+3,260)
112,528
(-7,294)
56,634
(-1,470)
48,681
(+8,521)
12,734
(-740)
11,305
(-177)
203,290
(+1,050, +0.61%)
-9,382 (+10,554, +52.94%)
86.41%
01/10/2023
99,886
(+594)
119,822
(+2,845)
58,104
(-1,074)
40,160
(-2,559)
13,474
(+276)
11,482
(-490)
201,472
(-204, -0.12%)
-19,936 (-2,251, -12.73%)
79.05%
01/03/2023
99,292
(+4,461)
116,977
(+984)
59,178
(-428)
42,719
(+2,822)
13,198
(-42)
11,972
(+185)
197,924
(+3,991, +2.38%)
-17,685 (+3,477, +16.43%)
80.62%
12/27/2022
94,831
(-2,101)
115,993
(+235)
59,606
(-1,457)
39,897
(-4,839)
13,240
(+417)
11,787
(+1,463)
191,552
(-3,141, -1.84%)
-21,162 (-2,336, -12.41%)
78.19%
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