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
07/16/2019
99,440
(-44)
66,932
(-271)
54,143
(+1,975)
86,102
(+1,733)
13,490
(-233)
14,039
(+236)
191,112
(+1,698, +1.03%)
32,508 (+227, +0.7%) 100.0%
07/09/2019
99,484
(+9,281)
67,203
(+275)
52,168
(-1,969)
84,369
(+7,040)
13,723
(+548)
13,803
(+545)
186,737
(+7,860, +4.99%)
32,281 (+9,006, +38.69%) 100.0%
07/02/2019
90,203
(-1,751)
66,928
(+2,580)
54,137
(+2,042)
77,329
(-1,024)
13,175
(+1,443)
13,258
(+178)
178,400
(+1,734, +1.11%)
23,275 (-4,331, -15.69%) 97.4%
06/25/2019
91,954
(-1,891)
64,348
(-7,938)
52,095
(-1,738)
78,353
(+3,938)
11,732
(-1,037)
13,080
(-666)
175,691
(-4,666, -2.91%)
27,606 (+6,047, +28.05%) 100.0%
06/18/2019
93,845
(-10,351)
72,286
(-13,685)
53,833
(-7,799)
74,415
(-3,881)
12,769
(-278)
13,746
(-862)
180,266
(-18,428, -10.3%)
21,559 (+3,334, +18.29%) 100.0%
06/11/2019
104,196
(+3,880)
85,971
(-750)
61,632
(+703)
78,296
(+5,441)
13,047
(+297)
14,608
(+189)
206,395
(+4,880, +2.8%)
18,225 (+4,630, +34.06%) 98.55%
06/04/2019
100,316
(-5,390)
86,721
(-1,090)
60,929
(-1,433)
72,855
(-5,724)
12,750
(+2,055)
14,419
(+2,046)
208,314
(-4,768, -2.67%)
13,595 (-4,300, -24.03%) 95.65%
05/28/2019
105,706
(-1,374)
87,811
(+1,269)
62,362
(+1,046)
78,579
(-1,096)
10,695
(-934)
12,373
(-1,435)
215,815
(-1,262, -0.7%)
17,895 (-2,643, -12.87%) 98.34%
05/21/2019
107,080
(+2,978)
86,542
(-10,916)
61,316
(-3,693)
79,675
(+9,811)
11,629
(-545)
13,808
(-155)
215,527
(-1,260, -0.7%)
20,538 (+13,894, +209.12%) 100.0%
05/14/2019
104,102
(+6,534)
97,458
(-24,818)
65,009
(-12,214)
69,864
(+18,176)
12,174
(+723)
13,963
(+1,685)
214,729
(-4,957, -2.66%)
6,644 (+31,352, +126.89%) 100.0%
05/07/2019
97,568
(+3,922)
122,276
(-12,289)
77,223
(-2,588)
51,688
(+11,379)
11,451
(-1,184)
12,278
(+1,060)
220,228
(+150, +0.08%)
-24,708 (+16,211, +39.62%) 80.44%
04/30/2019
93,646
(+745)
134,565
(-6,054)
79,811
(+511)
40,309
(+7,147)
12,635
(-695)
11,218
(-532)
212,357
(+561, +0.3%)
-40,919 (+6,799, +14.25%) 69.04%
04/23/2019
92,901
(-3,090)
140,619
(-1,229)
79,300
(+5,753)
33,162
(+2,829)
13,330
(-1,002)
11,750
(+61)
213,717
(+1,661, +0.9%)
-47,718 (-1,861, -4.06%) 64.26%
04/16/2019
95,991
(-2,581)
141,848
(-5,963)
73,547
(-444)
30,333
(+1,878)
14,332
(-53)
11,689
(+1,007)
212,509
(-3,078, -1.65%)
-45,857 (+3,382, +6.87%) 65.57%
04/09/2019
98,572
(-8,192)
147,811
(+3,651)
73,991
(+369)
28,455
(-9,628)
14,385
(+1,188)
10,682
(-658)
221,538
(-6,635, -3.43%)
-49,239 (-11,843, -31.67%) 62.7%
04/02/2019
106,764
(+1,331)
144,160
(+9,388)
73,622
(+1,563)
38,083
(-6,518)
13,197
(-767)
11,340
(-743)
230,528
(+2,127, +1.11%)
-37,396 (-8,057, -27.46%) 61.56%
03/26/2019
105,433
(-1,406)
134,772
(+11,339)
72,059
(+1,607)
44,601
(-9,497)
13,964
(+626)
12,083
(-1,015)
226,594
(+827, +0.43%)
-29,339 (-12,745, -76.8%) 63.76%
03/19/2019
106,839
(-749)
123,433
(+9,286)
70,452
(+1,695)
54,098
(-7,953)
13,338
(-305)
13,098
(-692)
224,266
(+641, +0.34%)
-16,594 (-10,035, -153.0%) 71.17%
03/12/2019
107,588
(+767)
114,147
(+2,619)
68,757
(+578)
62,051
(-1,260)
13,643
(+204)
13,790
(+190)
220,996
(+1,549, +0.82%)
-6,559 (-1,852, -39.35%) 77.0%
03/05/2019
106,821
(-1,906)
111,528
(+1,290)
68,179
(+3,922)
63,311
(-187)
13,439
(-1,314)
13,600
(-401)
223,290
(+702, +0.37%)
-4,707 (-3,196, -211.52%) 78.07%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays