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
01/26/2021
97,043
(+2,716)
187,118
(+988)
96,084
(+1,394)
17,858
(+2,591)
18,516
(-83)
6,667
(+448)
254,440
(+4,027, +1.94%)
-90,075 (+1,728, +1.88%) 27.8%
01/19/2021
94,327
(+1,741)
186,130
(-468)
94,690
(-1,019)
15,267
(+1,462)
18,599
(+569)
6,219
(+297)
248,918
(+1,291, +0.63%)
-91,803 (+2,209, +2.35%) 26.82%
01/12/2021
92,586
(+4,562)
186,598
(+2,185)
95,709
(-1,537)
13,805
(+537)
18,030
(-201)
5,922
(+102)
246,308
(+2,824, +1.39%)
-94,012 (+2,377, +2.47%) 25.57%
01/05/2021
88,024
(+5,026)
184,413
(+9,308)
97,246
(+3,277)
13,268
(+455)
18,231
(+1,841)
5,820
(+381)
237,240
(+10,144, +5.25%)
-96,389 (-4,282, -4.65%) 24.22%
12/29/2020
82,998
(+355)
175,105
(-2,119)
93,969
(-3,240)
12,813
(+481)
16,390
(+181)
5,439
(-1,066)
223,590
(-2,704, -1.38%)
-92,107 (+2,474, +2.62%) 26.65%
12/21/2020
82,643
(+406)
177,224
(+2,912)
97,209
(+2,570)
12,332
(-966)
16,209
(-1,167)
6,505
(-137)
225,627
(+1,809, +0.93%)
-94,581 (-2,506, -2.72%) 25.24%
12/15/2020
82,237
(-2,068)
174,312
(+13,407)
94,639
(+12,552)
13,298
(-829)
17,376
(+928)
6,642
(-1,166)
222,753
(+11,412, +6.24%)
-92,075 (-15,475, -20.2%) 26.66%
12/08/2020
84,305
(-6,349)
160,905
(-9,925)
82,087
(-2,694)
14,127
(+145)
16,448
(-282)
7,808
(+455)
211,233
(-9,325, -4.85%)
-76,600 (+3,576, +4.46%) 35.44%
12/01/2020
90,654
(-522)
170,830
(-1,912)
84,781
(-1,496)
13,982
(+816)
16,730
(+587)
7,353
(-335)
218,461
(-1,431, -0.74%)
-80,176 (+1,390, +1.7%) 33.41%
11/24/2020
91,176
(-4,136)
172,742
(+111)
86,277
(+3,680)
13,166
(+342)
16,143
(+276)
7,688
(-633)
219,548
(-180, -0.09%)
-81,566 (-4,247, -5.49%) 32.62%
11/17/2020
95,312
(-13,051)
172,631
(-5,700)
82,597
(-3,454)
12,824
(-11,089)
15,867
(-94)
8,321
(+190)
220,441
(-16,599, -7.89%)
-77,319 (-7,351, -10.51%) 35.03%
11/10/2020
108,363
(+2,279)
178,331
(-770)
86,051
(-3,598)
23,913
(+455)
15,961
(+93)
8,131
(-911)
238,470
(-1,226, -0.58%)
-69,968 (+3,049, +4.18%) 39.2%
11/03/2020
106,084
(+7,352)
179,101
(-2,507)
89,649
(-7,871)
23,458
(+371)
15,868
(-1,172)
9,042
(+445)
246,116
(-1,691, -0.79%)
-73,017 (+9,859, +11.9%) 37.47%
10/27/2020
98,732
(-1,712)
181,608
(+1,941)
97,520
(+4,800)
23,087
(+1,543)
17,040
(+488)
8,597
(+92)
248,102
(+3,576, +1.71%)
-82,876 (-3,653, -4.61%) 31.88%
10/20/2020
100,444
(+474)
179,667
(+7,262)
92,720
(+7,992)
21,544
(+2,012)
16,552
(+973)
8,505
(+165)
240,999
(+9,439, +4.71%)
-79,223 (-6,788, -9.37%) 33.95%
10/13/2020
99,970
(+1,382)
172,405
(+7,837)
84,728
(+6,378)
19,532
(+1,919)
15,579
(+1,840)
8,340
(-156)
232,894
(+9,600, +5.03%)
-72,435 (-6,455, -9.78%) 37.8%
10/06/2020
98,588
(-445)
164,568
(+2,118)
78,350
(+2,423)
17,613
(+664)
13,739
(+1,008)
8,496
(+204)
226,996
(+2,986, +1.59%)
-65,980 (-2,563, -4.04%) 41.46%
09/29/2020
99,033
(-617)
162,450
(+520)
75,927
(+795)
16,949
(+329)
12,731
(-159)
8,292
(-830)
222,149
(+19, +0.01%)
-63,417 (-1,137, -1.83%) 42.91%
09/22/2020
99,650
(-556)
161,930
(-951)
75,132
(+3,404)
16,620
(+2,830)
12,890
(-1,344)
9,122
(-375)
221,320
(+1,504, +0.81%)
-62,280 (+395, +0.63%) 43.56%
09/15/2020
100,206
(-15)
162,881
(+5,885)
71,728
(+1,173)
13,790
(-3,074)
14,234
(+2,489)
9,497
(+836)
221,730
(+3,647, +2.0%)
-62,675 (-5,900, -10.39%) 43.33%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays