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
02/26/2019
108,727
(-12,191)
110,238
(-7,568)
64,257
(+3,715)
63,498
(+1,426)
14,753
(+1,288)
14,001
(-1,046)
220,435
(-7,188, -3.69%)
-1,511 (-4,623, -148.55%) 79.93%
02/19/2019
120,918
(-9,493)
117,806
(-15,757)
60,542
(+1,347)
62,072
(+7,427)
13,465
(-247)
15,047
(-63)
230,413
(-8,393, -4.13%)
3,112 (+6,264, +198.73%) 82.62%
02/12/2019
130,411
(+9,332)
133,563
(-8,773)
59,195
(-9,193)
54,645
(+8,534)
13,712
(-1,419)
15,110
(-1,041)
241,956
(-1,280, -0.63%)
-3,152 (+18,105, +85.17%) 78.98%
02/05/2019
121,079
(+6,809)
142,336
(+12,118)
68,388
(+1,088)
46,111
(-5,671)
15,131
(+1,351)
16,151
(+2,801)
245,717
(+9,248, +4.73%)
-21,257 (-5,309, -33.29%) 68.46%
01/29/2019
114,270
(+1,043)
130,218
(+948)
67,300
(-1,350)
51,782
(-1,253)
13,780
(-184)
13,350
(-186)
231,628
(-491, -0.25%)
-15,948 (+95, +0.59%) 71.54%
01/22/2019
113,227
(-1,282)
129,270
(-754)
68,650
(+1,432)
53,035
(+1,017)
13,964
(-208)
13,536
(-321)
230,808
(-58, -0.03%)
-16,043 (-528, -3.4%) 71.49%
01/15/2019
114,509
(+1,674)
130,024
(+317)
67,218
(+251)
52,018
(+1,323)
14,172
(+500)
13,857
(+785)
231,064
(+2,425, +1.25%)
-15,515 (+1,357, +8.04%) 71.79%
01/08/2019
112,835
(+1,751)
129,707
(-1,629)
66,967
(+1,307)
50,695
(+5,870)
13,672
(+952)
13,072
(-231)
224,007
(+4,010, +2.12%)
-16,872 (+3,380, +16.69%) 71.01%
12/31/2018
111,084
(+3,432)
131,336
(-6,155)
65,660
(-1,344)
44,825
(+8,284)
12,720
(-544)
13,303
(-585)
215,148
(+1,544, +0.82%)
-20,252 (+9,587, +32.13%) 69.04%
12/24/2018
107,652
(+1,779)
137,491
(-21,036)
67,004
(-5,555)
36,541
(+14,557)
13,264
(-285)
13,888
(+2,418)
212,048
(-4,061, -2.12%)
-29,839 (+22,815, +43.33%) 63.47%
12/18/2018
105,873
(-447)
158,527
(-5,248)
72,559
(-1,500)
21,984
(+1,300)
13,549
(-1,207)
11,470
(+794)
217,243
(-3,154, -1.62%)
-52,654 (+4,801, +8.36%) 50.22%
12/11/2018
106,320
(+273)
163,775
(+1,785)
74,059
(-207)
20,684
(-1,705)
14,756
(-820)
10,676
(-834)
220,077
(-754, -0.38%)
-57,455 (-1,512, -2.7%) 47.43%
12/04/2018
106,047
(+18)
161,990
(+6,424)
74,266
(-287)
22,389
(-4,049)
15,576
(+1,606)
11,510
(-1,038)
220,527
(+1,337, +0.69%)
-55,943 (-6,406, -12.93%) 48.31%
11/27/2018
106,029
(-4,130)
155,566
(-7,723)
74,553
(-1,646)
26,438
(+1,252)
13,970
(-752)
12,548
(-57)
219,995
(-6,528, -3.25%)
-49,537 (+3,593, +6.76%) 52.03%
11/20/2018
110,159
(-22,890)
163,289
(-23,266)
76,199
(-2,384)
25,186
(-1,433)
14,722
(+86)
12,605
(-489)
225,494
(-25,188, -11.13%)
-53,130 (+376, +0.7%) 49.94%
11/13/2018
133,049
(-2,924)
186,555
(-12,246)
78,583
(-11,406)
26,619
(-3,045)
14,636
(+353)
13,094
(+1,314)
253,234
(-13,977, -5.82%)
-53,506 (+9,322, +14.84%) 49.73%
11/06/2018
135,973
(+6,705)
198,801
(+4,939)
89,989
(-946)
29,664
(+1,151)
14,283
(+652)
11,780
(+321)
269,274
(+6,411, +2.74%)
-62,828 (+1,766, +2.73%) 44.31%
10/30/2018
129,268
(+1,715)
193,862
(-702)
90,935
(-578)
28,513
(+717)
13,631
(-801)
11,459
(+321)
265,463
(+336, +0.14%)
-64,594 (+2,417, +3.61%) 43.28%
10/23/2018
127,553
(+854)
194,564
(+757)
91,513
(-495)
27,796
(-184)
14,432
(-281)
11,138
(-495)
263,586
(+78, +0.03%)
-67,011 (+97, +0.14%) 41.88%
10/16/2018
126,699
(+3,013)
193,807
(+3,484)
92,008
(+1,198)
27,980
(+1,838)
14,713
(+921)
11,633
(-190)
262,680
(+5,132, +2.25%)
-67,108 (-471, -0.71%) 41.82%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays