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
08/15/2017
113,524
(+4,095)
143,422
(-3,517)
73,528
(-4,264)
41,321
(+2,116)
11,584
(-331)
13,893
(+901)
218,749
(-500, -0.25%)
-29,898 (+7,612, +20.29%) 62.65%
08/08/2017
109,429
(-1,210)
146,939
(+8,824)
77,792
(+2,554)
39,205
(-6,758)
11,915
(+910)
12,992
(+188)
219,092
(+2,254, +1.14%)
-37,510 (-10,034, -36.52%) 58.13%
08/01/2017
110,639
(-70)
138,115
(+2,965)
75,238
(-336)
45,963
(-2,680)
11,005
(+208)
12,804
(-483)
216,622
(-198, -0.1%)
-27,476 (-3,035, -12.42%) 64.09%
07/25/2017
110,709
(+497)
135,150
(+1,229)
75,574
(+576)
48,643
(-1,879)
10,797
(-727)
13,287
(+996)
216,584
(+346, +0.18%)
-24,441 (-732, -3.09%) 65.89%
07/18/2017
110,212
(+4,004)
133,921
(-415)
74,998
(+786)
50,522
(+5,688)
11,524
(-67)
12,291
(-550)
216,102
(+4,723, +2.46%)
-23,709 (+4,419, +15.71%) 66.32%
07/11/2017
106,208
(+6,992)
134,336
(+4,106)
74,212
(-2,019)
44,834
(+1,488)
11,591
(-1,304)
12,841
(-1,925)
210,783
(+3,669, +1.95%)
-28,128 (+2,886, +9.31%) 63.7%
07/03/2017
99,216
(+3,314)
130,230
(-2,006)
76,231
(-970)
43,346
(+3,686)
12,895
(+1,262)
14,766
(+1,926)
206,309
(+3,606, +1.95%)
-31,014 (+5,320, +14.64%) 61.99%
06/27/2017
95,902
(+2,480)
132,236
(-12,677)
77,201
(-8,536)
39,660
(+4,719)
11,633
(-1,447)
12,840
(+455)
200,457
(-7,503, -3.9%)
-36,334 (+15,157, +29.44%) 58.83%
06/20/2017
93,422
(-3,002)
144,913
(-29,437)
85,737
(-16,344)
34,941
(+8,404)
13,080
(-1,435)
12,385
(+252)
206,774
(-20,781, -9.76%)
-51,491 (+26,435, +33.92%) 49.84%
06/13/2017
96,424
(+3,724)
174,350
(-9,926)
102,081
(-6,629)
26,537
(+3,419)
14,515
(-1,293)
12,133
(+2,309)
234,543
(-4,198, -1.93%)
-77,926 (+13,650, +14.91%) 34.15%
06/06/2017
92,700
(+1,675)
184,276
(-5,788)
108,710
(-6,748)
23,118
(-510)
15,808
(-1,954)
9,824
(-729)
234,798
(-7,027, -3.13%)
-91,576 (+7,463, +7.54%) 26.05%
05/30/2017
91,025
(+2,542)
190,064
(-5,197)
115,458
(-9,597)
23,628
(-1,477)
17,762
(+462)
10,553
(+81)
241,493
(-6,593, -2.86%)
-99,039 (+7,739, +7.25%) 21.62%
05/23/2017
88,483
(+1,737)
195,261
(-6,783)
125,055
(-11,673)
25,105
(-1,604)
17,300
(-453)
10,472
(-2,002)
246,477
(-10,389, -4.31%)
-106,778 (+8,520, +7.39%) 17.03%
05/16/2017
86,746
(+327)
202,044
(+8,781)
136,728
(+7,124)
26,709
(+1,041)
17,753
(-185)
12,474
(-2,556)
264,211
(+7,266, +3.11%)
-115,298 (-8,454, -7.91%) 11.97%
05/09/2017
86,419
(+799)
193,263
(-1,341)
129,604
(-3,014)
25,668
(-2,087)
17,938
(+320)
15,030
(+1,533)
257,824
(-1,895, -0.8%)
-106,844 (+2,140, +1.96%) 16.99%
05/02/2017
85,620
(+3,542)
194,604
(+7,055)
132,618
(+7,638)
27,755
(+3,762)
17,618
(+180)
13,497
(+543)
260,058
(+11,360, +5.06%)
-108,984 (-3,513, -3.33%) 15.72%
04/25/2017
82,078
(-2,843)
187,549
(+7,026)
124,980
(+14,708)
23,993
(+3,366)
17,438
(-1,331)
12,954
(+142)
247,883
(+10,534, +4.92%)
-105,471 (-9,869, -10.32%) 17.8%
04/18/2017
84,921
(-4,633)
180,523
(-330)
110,272
(-458)
20,627
(-1,947)
18,769
(+130)
12,812
(-2,684)
239,278
(-4,961, -2.27%)
-95,602 (-4,303, -4.71%) 23.66%
04/11/2017
89,554
(-6,889)
180,853
(-19,719)
110,730
(-15,980)
22,574
(-2,656)
18,639
(+1,613)
15,496
(+1,119)
250,988
(-21,256, -8.85%)
-91,299 (+12,830, +12.32%) 26.21%
04/04/2017
96,443
(+8,635)
200,572
(-10,487)
126,710
(-12,333)
25,230
(+3,067)
17,026
(-1,655)
14,377
(+2,067)
277,475
(-5,353, -2.18%)
-104,129 (+19,122, +15.51%) 18.6%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays