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
03/28/2017
87,808
(+2,802)
211,059
(-1,105)
139,043
(-1,516)
22,163
(+2,397)
18,681
(-340)
12,310
(-346)
281,653
(+946, +0.39%)
-123,251 (+3,907, +3.07%) 7.25%
03/21/2017
85,006
(+1,689)
212,164
(-4,287)
140,559
(-841)
19,766
(+3,569)
19,021
(+422)
12,656
(+1,988)
278,130
(+1,270, +0.52%)
-127,158 (+5,976, +4.49%) 4.93%
03/14/2017
83,317
(-1,694)
216,451
(-3,613)
141,400
(-1,907)
16,197
(-443)
18,599
(+221)
10,668
(+676)
274,706
(-3,380, -1.37%)
-133,134 (+1,919, +1.42%) 1.39%
03/07/2017
85,011
(+1,260)
220,064
(+8,608)
143,307
(+5,580)
16,640
(-2,148)
18,378
(-904)
9,992
(-524)
273,357
(+5,936, +2.47%)
-135,053 (-7,348, -5.75%) 0.25%
02/28/2017
83,751
(+612)
211,456
(+3,400)
137,727
(+1,880)
18,788
(+375)
19,282
(+1,733)
10,516
(+450)
266,379
(+4,225, +1.79%)
-127,705 (-2,788, -2.23%) 4.61%
02/21/2017
83,139
(-6,772)
208,056
(-17,323)
135,847
(-8,759)
18,413
(-981)
17,549
(-2,354)
10,066
(+419)
261,594
(-17,885, -7.03%)
-124,917 (+10,551, +7.79%) 6.26%
02/14/2017
89,911
(-2,083)
225,379
(+5,308)
144,606
(+2,554)
19,394
(-6,171)
19,903
(-1,431)
9,647
(-97)
282,058
(-960, -0.38%)
-135,468 (-7,391, -5.77%) 0.0%
02/07/2017
91,994
(+3,782)
220,071
(+9,952)
142,052
(+4,536)
25,565
(-520)
21,334
(+1,572)
9,744
(+458)
283,531
(+9,890, +4.03%)
-128,077 (-6,170, -5.06%) 0.83%
01/31/2017
88,212
(+3,963)
210,119
(+6,435)
137,516
(+4,993)
26,085
(+1,757)
19,762
(+252)
9,286
(+1,016)
276,602
(+9,208, +3.9%)
-121,907 (-2,472, -2.07%) 4.63%
01/24/2017
84,249
(+519)
203,684
(-2,052)
132,523
(-2,223)
24,328
(+1,513)
19,510
(+639)
8,270
(-526)
264,328
(-1,065, -0.45%)
-119,435 (+2,571, +2.11%) 6.15%
01/17/2017
83,730
(+850)
205,736
(-6,569)
134,746
(-4,073)
22,815
(+1,470)
18,871
(-1,737)
8,796
(+139)
261,756
(-4,960, -2.05%)
-122,006 (+7,419, +5.73%) 4.57%
01/10/2017
82,880
(-3,720)
212,305
(+10,115)
138,819
(+14,395)
21,345
(+2,943)
20,608
(+2,491)
8,657
(+108)
264,089
(+13,166, +5.75%)
-129,425 (-13,835, -11.97%) 0.0%
01/03/2017
86,600
(-226)
202,190
(+7,325)
124,424
(+3,951)
18,402
(-1,805)
18,117
(+1,664)
8,549
(-131)
247,158
(+5,389, +2.41%)
-115,590 (-7,551, -6.99%) 2.8%
12/27/2016
86,826
(-265)
194,865
(+375)
120,473
(-1,032)
20,207
(-1,279)
16,453
(-735)
8,680
(-1,128)
243,809
(-2,032, -0.9%)
-108,039 (-640, -0.6%) 7.74%
12/20/2016
87,091
(+1,253)
194,490
(-11,215)
121,505
(-7,711)
21,486
(+574)
17,188
(-1,844)
9,808
(+2,339)
243,889
(-8,302, -3.55%)
-107,399 (+12,468, +10.4%) 8.15%
12/13/2016
85,838
(+560)
205,705
(+2,795)
129,216
(+1,764)
20,912
(+232)
19,032
(+831)
7,469
(+128)
252,798
(+3,155, +1.37%)
-119,867 (-2,235, -1.9%) 0.0%
12/06/2016
85,278
(-5,727)
202,910
(-4,074)
127,452
(+556)
20,680
(-1,852)
18,201
(-414)
7,341
(+341)
251,402
(-5,585, -2.36%)
-117,632 (-1,653, -1.43%) 0.0%
11/29/2016
91,005
(-450)
206,984
(+2,463)
126,896
(+1,539)
22,532
(-13)
18,615
(+92)
7,000
(-1,269)
255,483
(+1,181, +0.5%)
-115,979 (-2,913, -2.58%) 0.0%
11/22/2016
91,455
(-10,321)
204,521
(+15,002)
125,357
(+21,806)
22,545
(-1,342)
18,523
(+1,614)
8,269
(-561)
251,793
(+13,099, +5.89%)
-113,066 (-25,323, -28.86%) 0.0%
11/15/2016
101,776
(-1,011)
189,519
(+1,868)
103,551
(-1,170)
23,887
(-4,970)
16,909
(-1,012)
8,830
(-91)
239,196
(-3,193, -1.42%)
-87,743 (-2,879, -3.39%) 6.9%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays