Cotton No 2

Futures Continuous ct.c
Open Interest 338,853 (+11,666, +4.6%)
Commercial Net 23,415 (-901, -3.71%)
Large Spec Net -25,824 (+1,607)
Small Traders Net 2,409 (-706)
COT Index 75.21% As of 01/20/2026
Last Update 01/20 Weekly Report
Cotton No 2 Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Cotton No 2 COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
20 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/22/2022
85,918
(-3,130)
186,933
(+4,435)
100,659
(+4,551)
13,305
(+518)
20,968
(+3,625)
7,307
(+93)
230,557
(+5,046, +2.49%)
-101,015 (-7,565, -8.1%) 18.92%
03/15/2022
89,048
(-4,656)
182,498
(-7,672)
96,108
(-2,307)
12,787
(+1,203)
17,343
(-363)
7,214
(-857)
220,258
(-7,326, -3.49%)
-93,450 (+3,016, +3.13%) 23.36%
03/08/2022
93,704
(+1,978)
190,170
(-4,398)
98,415
(-4,733)
11,584
(+264)
17,706
(-1,345)
8,071
(+34)
228,765
(-4,100, -1.92%)
-96,466 (+6,376, +6.2%) 21.59%
03/01/2022
91,726
(+1,150)
194,568
(+2,261)
103,148
(+384)
11,320
(-1,142)
19,051
(-320)
8,037
(+95)
238,940
(+1,214, +0.57%)
-102,842 (-1,111, -1.09%) 17.85%
02/22/2022
90,576
(-4,216)
192,307
(-6,767)
102,764
(-3,317)
12,462
(+104)
19,371
(-137)
7,942
(-1,007)
236,709
(-7,670, -3.48%)
-101,731 (+2,551, +2.45%) 18.5%
02/15/2022
94,792
(-2,653)
199,074
(-8,482)
106,081
(-6,260)
12,358
(-2,773)
19,508
(-1,426)
8,949
(+916)
247,474
(-10,339, -4.48%)
-104,282 (+5,829, +5.29%) 17.0%
02/08/2022
97,445
(+10,087)
207,556
(+9,098)
112,341
(-1,526)
15,131
(+264)
20,934
(+506)
8,033
(-295)
266,786
(+9,067, +4.09%)
-110,111 (+989, +0.89%) 13.59%
02/01/2022
87,358
(+2,298)
198,458
(+7,766)
113,867
(+5,444)
14,867
(+231)
20,428
(+441)
8,328
(+186)
260,902
(+8,183, +3.83%)
-111,100 (-5,468, -5.18%) 13.01%
01/25/2022
85,060
(+590)
190,692
(-2,038)
108,423
(-23)
14,636
(+1,316)
19,987
(-1,015)
8,142
(+274)
251,988
(-448, -0.21%)
-105,632 (+2,628, +2.43%) 16.21%
01/18/2022
84,470
(+2,153)
192,730
(+3,944)
108,446
(+2,806)
13,320
(+1,502)
21,002
(+776)
7,868
(+289)
248,433
(+5,735, +2.75%)
-108,260 (-1,791, -1.68%) 14.67%
01/11/2022
82,317
(-267)
188,786
(-2,882)
105,640
(-3,824)
11,818
(-155)
20,226
(+986)
7,579
(-68)
244,451
(-3,105, -1.47%)
-106,469 (+2,615, +2.4%) 15.72%
01/04/2022
82,584
(-220)
191,668
(+6,351)
109,464
(+5,902)
11,973
(-700)
19,240
(+696)
7,647
(+727)
243,395
(+6,378, +3.11%)
-109,084 (-6,571, -6.41%) 14.19%
12/28/2021
82,804
(+228)
185,317
(+4,643)
103,562
(+3,670)
12,673
(+518)
18,544
(+1,258)
6,920
(-5)
234,850
(+5,156, +2.58%)
-102,513 (-4,415, -4.5%) 18.04%
12/21/2021
82,576
(-1,821)
180,674
(-2,261)
99,892
(-1,880)
12,155
(-929)
17,286
(-101)
6,925
(-612)
229,924
(-3,802, -1.87%)
-98,098 (+440, +0.45%) 20.63%
12/14/2021
84,397
(-698)
182,935
(-1,463)
101,772
(-1,839)
13,084
(-513)
17,387
(+595)
7,537
(+34)
233,174
(-1,942, -0.95%)
-98,538 (+765, +0.77%) 20.37%
12/07/2021
85,095
(-4,418)
184,398
(-9,998)
103,611
(-7,471)
13,597
(-490)
16,792
(+913)
7,503
(-488)
234,981
(-10,976, -5.07%)
-99,303 (+5,580, +5.32%) 19.92%
11/30/2021
89,513
(-1,687)
194,396
(-16,550)
111,082
(-7,840)
14,087
(+2,276)
15,879
(-4,226)
7,991
(+521)
244,866
(-13,753, -5.97%)
-104,883 (+14,863, +12.41%) 16.65%
11/23/2021
91,200
(-2,855)
210,946
(-4,054)
118,922
(-481)
11,811
(+849)
20,105
(-1,380)
7,470
(-1,511)
261,005
(-4,716, -2.01%)
-119,746 (+1,199, +0.99%) 7.94%
11/16/2021
94,055
(-14,783)
215,000
(-11,171)
119,403
(+3,261)
10,962
(-1,667)
21,485
(-1,312)
8,981
(+4)
266,648
(-12,834, -5.18%)
-120,945 (-3,612, -3.08%) 7.23%
11/09/2021
108,838
(+3,115)
226,171
(+3,644)
116,142
(+1,372)
12,629
(+1,412)
22,797
(+733)
8,977
(+164)
285,047
(+5,220, +2.15%)
-117,333 (-529, -0.45%) 9.35%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays