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
09/08/2020
100,221
(+12,746)
156,996
(+1,056)
70,555
(-6,958)
16,864
(+1,986)
11,745
(-1,944)
8,661
(+802)
217,214
(+3,844, +2.15%)
-56,775 (+11,690, +17.07%) 46.68%
09/01/2020
87,475
(+1,902)
155,940
(+6,323)
77,513
(+4,619)
14,878
(+833)
13,689
(+539)
7,859
(-96)
209,578
(+7,060, +4.11%)
-68,465 (-4,421, -6.9%) 40.05%
08/25/2020
85,573
(-1,013)
149,617
(+12,601)
72,894
(+7,426)
14,045
(-3,359)
13,150
(+2,062)
7,955
(-767)
201,083
(+8,475, +5.19%)
-64,044 (-13,614, -27.0%) 42.56%
08/18/2020
86,586
(+570)
137,016
(+346)
65,468
(-247)
17,404
(-437)
11,088
(+627)
8,722
(+1,041)
192,683
(+950, +0.59%)
-50,430 (+224, +0.44%) 50.28%
08/11/2020
86,016
(-22)
136,670
(+6,887)
65,715
(+6,775)
17,841
(-53)
10,461
(-429)
7,681
(-510)
191,194
(+6,324, +4.06%)
-50,654 (-6,909, -15.79%) 50.15%
08/04/2020
86,038
(+3,740)
129,783
(+10,763)
58,940
(+1,182)
17,894
(-3,906)
10,890
(+1,558)
8,191
(-377)
181,232
(+6,480, +4.34%)
-43,745 (-7,023, -19.12%) 54.07%
07/28/2020
82,298
(+1,553)
119,020
(-4,463)
57,758
(-5,153)
21,800
(-305)
9,332
(-630)
8,568
(+538)
173,711
(-4,230, -2.75%)
-36,722 (+6,016, +14.08%) 58.05%
07/21/2020
80,745
(-72)
123,483
(+800)
62,911
(+2,343)
22,105
(+1,300)
9,962
(-123)
8,030
(+48)
177,528
(+2,148, +1.42%)
-42,738 (-872, -2.08%) 54.64%
07/14/2020
80,817
(-1,859)
122,683
(+6,471)
60,568
(+6,672)
20,805
(-3,109)
10,085
(-572)
7,982
(+879)
174,373
(+4,241, +2.88%)
-41,866 (-8,330, -24.84%) 55.13%
07/07/2020
82,676
(+95)
116,212
(+13,606)
53,896
(+4,675)
23,914
(-6,721)
10,657
(+590)
7,103
(-1,525)
168,486
(+5,360, +3.78%)
-33,536 (-13,511, -67.47%) 59.85%
06/30/2020
82,581
(-666)
102,606
(+4,092)
49,221
(+1,919)
30,635
(-1,974)
10,067
(+117)
8,628
(-748)
161,481
(+1,370, +0.98%)
-20,025 (-4,758, -31.17%) 67.51%
06/23/2020
83,247
(-11,307)
98,514
(-10,617)
47,302
(+100)
32,609
(-1,180)
9,950
(-510)
9,376
(+80)
159,309
(-11,717, -7.7%)
-15,267 (-690, -4.73%) 70.21%
06/16/2020
94,554
(-2,211)
109,131
(-5,729)
47,202
(-916)
33,789
(+944)
10,460
(-1,073)
9,296
(+585)
171,047
(-4,200, -2.69%)
-14,577 (+3,518, +19.44%) 70.6%
06/09/2020
96,765
(-3,478)
114,860
(+3,718)
48,118
(+2,596)
32,845
(-3,081)
11,533
(+301)
8,711
(-1,218)
181,259
(-581, -0.37%)
-18,095 (-7,196, -66.02%) 68.61%
06/02/2020
100,243
(-709)
111,142
(+5,417)
45,522
(+2,991)
35,926
(-2,788)
11,232
(-75)
9,929
(-422)
185,922
(+2,207, +1.43%)
-10,899 (-6,126, -128.35%) 72.69%
05/26/2020
100,952
(+4,263)
105,725
(+3,968)
42,531
(-1,207)
38,714
(-1,704)
11,307
(-145)
10,351
(+647)
184,741
(+2,911, +1.92%)
-4,773 (+295, +5.82%) 76.16%
05/19/2020
96,689
(+2,201)
101,757
(+5,288)
43,738
(-1,274)
40,418
(-3,516)
11,452
(+355)
9,704
(-490)
177,692
(+1,282, +0.85%)
-5,068 (-3,087, -155.83%) 75.99%
05/12/2020
94,488
(-781)
96,469
(+3,743)
45,012
(+733)
43,934
(-2,978)
11,097
(+559)
10,194
(-254)
176,193
(+511, +0.34%)
-1,981 (-4,524, -177.9%) 77.74%
05/05/2020
95,269
(+3,859)
92,726
(+1,141)
44,279
(-3,245)
46,912
(-960)
10,538
(-355)
10,448
(+78)
176,253
(+259, +0.17%)
2,543 (+2,718, +1553.14%) 80.31%
04/28/2020
91,410
(-107)
91,585
(+4,126)
47,524
(-2,571)
47,872
(-6,831)
10,893
(+600)
10,370
(+627)
174,079
(-2,078, -1.37%)
-175 (-4,233, -104.31%) 78.77%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays