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
10/09/2018
123,686
(+1,054)
190,323
(+1,595)
90,810
(+751)
26,142
(+915)
13,792
(+494)
11,823
(-211)
255,853
(+2,299, +1.02%)
-66,637 (-541, -0.82%) 42.1%
10/02/2018
122,632
(+7,372)
188,728
(-4,003)
90,059
(-4,737)
25,227
(+4,476)
13,298
(-763)
12,034
(+1,399)
250,658
(+1,872, +0.84%)
-66,096 (+11,375, +14.68%) 42.41%
09/25/2018
115,260
(-2,997)
192,731
(-5,177)
94,796
(-4,180)
20,751
(-2,408)
14,061
(-409)
10,635
(-1)
249,270
(-7,586, -3.27%)
-77,471 (+2,180, +2.74%) 35.8%
09/18/2018
118,257
(+486)
197,908
(-12,331)
98,976
(-3,305)
23,159
(+7,789)
14,470
(+328)
10,636
(+2,051)
255,358
(-2,491, -1.06%)
-79,651 (+12,817, +13.86%) 34.54%
09/11/2018
117,771
(+949)
210,239
(+972)
102,281
(+10)
15,370
(-87)
14,142
(-587)
8,585
(-513)
256,456
(+372, +0.16%)
-92,468 (-23, -0.02%) 27.09%
09/04/2018
116,822
(+885)
209,267
(-2,999)
102,271
(-1,287)
15,457
(+1,423)
14,729
(-12)
9,098
(+1,162)
253,468
(-414, -0.18%)
-92,445 (+3,884, +4.03%) 27.11%
08/28/2018
115,937
(+997)
212,266
(+831)
103,558
(+459)
14,034
(+1,452)
14,741
(-328)
7,936
(-1,155)
251,920
(+1,128, +0.48%)
-96,329 (+166, +0.17%) 24.85%
08/21/2018
114,940
(+2,173)
211,435
(-6,158)
103,099
(-7,841)
12,582
(-333)
15,069
(-235)
9,091
(+588)
253,259
(-5,903, -2.47%)
-96,495 (+8,331, +7.95%) 24.75%
08/14/2018
112,767
(+5,242)
217,593
(-8,749)
110,940
(-9,731)
12,915
(+1,481)
15,304
(-1,854)
8,503
(+925)
262,796
(-6,343, -2.59%)
-104,826 (+13,991, +11.78%) 19.91%
08/07/2018
107,525
(+784)
226,342
(-1)
120,671
(-278)
11,434
(+863)
17,158
(-93)
7,578
(-449)
270,676
(+413, +0.17%)
-118,817 (+785, +0.66%) 11.79%
07/31/2018
106,741
(-1,942)
226,343
(+11,657)
120,949
(+9,814)
10,571
(-2,296)
17,251
(+1,643)
8,027
(+154)
268,551
(+9,515, +4.04%)
-119,602 (-13,599, -12.83%) 11.33%
07/24/2018
108,683
(+935)
214,686
(-713)
111,135
(-155)
12,867
(+868)
15,608
(-840)
7,873
(-215)
260,195
(-60, -0.03%)
-106,003 (+1,648, +1.53%) 19.23%
07/17/2018
107,748
(-1,549)
215,399
(+5,127)
111,290
(+3,693)
11,999
(-1,777)
16,448
(+1,617)
8,088
(+411)
258,100
(+3,761, +1.62%)
-107,651 (-6,676, -6.61%) 18.27%
07/10/2018
109,297
(+1,162)
210,272
(-1,230)
107,597
(-2,019)
13,776
(-656)
14,831
(-1,492)
7,677
(-463)
252,447
(-2,349, -1.0%)
-100,975 (+2,392, +2.31%) 22.15%
07/03/2018
108,135
(-297)
211,502
(-3,553)
109,616
(-2,060)
14,432
(+627)
16,323
(-73)
8,140
(+496)
254,621
(-2,430, -1.03%)
-103,367 (+3,256, +3.05%) 20.76%
06/26/2018
108,432
(-2,940)
215,055
(-10,526)
111,676
(-7,972)
13,805
(-652)
16,396
(-1,942)
7,644
(-1,676)
257,237
(-12,854, -5.15%)
-106,623 (+7,586, +6.64%) 18.87%
06/19/2018
111,372
(-4,811)
225,581
(-28,526)
119,648
(-20,382)
14,457
(-2,627)
18,338
(-6,067)
9,320
(-107)
272,846
(-31,260, -11.14%)
-114,209 (+23,715, +17.19%) 14.46%
06/12/2018
116,183
(-4,118)
254,107
(-5,301)
140,030
(-391)
17,084
(+3,062)
24,405
(+2,004)
9,427
(-266)
309,608
(-2,505, -0.88%)
-137,924 (+1,183, +0.85%) 0.69%
06/05/2018
120,301
(+3,764)
259,408
(+9,952)
140,421
(+4,264)
14,022
(-1,679)
22,401
(+755)
9,693
(+510)
320,545
(+8,783, +3.2%)
-139,107 (-6,188, -4.66%) 0.0%
05/29/2018
116,537
(+5,872)
249,456
(+8,435)
136,157
(+4,131)
15,701
(+2,069)
21,646
(-164)
9,183
(-665)
306,930
(+9,839, +3.72%)
-132,919 (-2,563, -1.97%) 1.51%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays