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
11/08/2016
102,787
(+1,832)
187,651
(+2,541)
104,721
(-4,726)
28,857
(-5,056)
17,921
(+337)
8,921
(-42)
248,911
(-2,557, -1.12%)
-84,864 (-709, -0.84%) 9.12%
11/01/2016
100,955
(-2,581)
185,110
(-1,417)
109,447
(-1,211)
33,913
(-2,041)
17,584
(+315)
8,963
(-19)
257,262
(-3,477, -1.5%)
-84,155 (-1,164, -1.4%) 9.66%
10/25/2016
103,536
(+564)
186,527
(-3,323)
110,658
(+29)
35,954
(+2,753)
17,269
(-434)
8,982
(+729)
260,503
(+159, +0.07%)
-82,991 (+3,887, +4.47%) 10.56%
10/18/2016
102,972
(-3,342)
189,850
(+9,422)
110,629
(+8,109)
33,201
(-3,967)
17,703
(+1,159)
8,253
(+471)
252,761
(+5,926, +2.63%)
-86,878 (-12,764, -17.22%) 7.56%
10/11/2016
106,314
(+506)
180,428
(-7,011)
102,520
(-5,434)
37,168
(+2,668)
16,544
(+701)
7,782
(+116)
242,564
(-4,227, -1.84%)
-74,114 (+7,517, +9.21%) 17.4%
10/04/2016
105,808
(+3,031)
187,439
(-6,608)
107,954
(-6,596)
34,500
(+1,492)
15,843
(-1,449)
7,666
(+102)
248,637
(-5,014, -2.14%)
-81,631 (+9,639, +10.56%) 11.61%
09/27/2016
102,777
(+1,157)
194,047
(+8,584)
114,550
(+9,183)
33,008
(+1,998)
17,292
(+619)
7,564
(+377)
253,355
(+10,959, +4.9%)
-91,270 (-7,427, -8.86%) 4.18%
09/20/2016
101,620
(-122)
185,463
(+6,913)
105,367
(+6,480)
31,010
(+979)
16,673
(+553)
7,187
(-981)
239,422
(+6,911, +3.19%)
-83,843 (-7,035, -9.16%) 9.9%
09/13/2016
101,742
(+1,216)
178,550
(-2,099)
98,887
(-1,625)
30,031
(-166)
16,120
(-763)
8,168
(+1,093)
230,433
(-1,172, -0.54%)
-76,808 (+3,315, +4.14%) 15.33%
09/06/2016
100,526
(+443)
180,649
(+5,255)
100,512
(+1,800)
30,197
(-1,771)
16,883
(+1,038)
7,075
(-203)
230,647
(+3,281, +1.53%)
-80,123 (-4,812, -6.39%) 12.77%
08/30/2016
100,083
(+5,651)
175,394
(+833)
98,712
(-3,875)
31,968
(-1,230)
15,845
(-1,308)
7,278
(+865)
228,192
(+468, +0.22%)
-75,311 (+4,818, +6.01%) 16.48%
08/23/2016
94,432
(+948)
174,561
(-2,303)
102,587
(-8,163)
33,198
(-4,788)
17,153
(+56)
6,413
(-68)
228,356
(-7,159, -3.23%)
-80,129 (+3,251, +3.9%) 12.77%
08/16/2016
93,484
(+4,785)
176,864
(-8,525)
110,750
(-11,879)
37,986
(-463)
17,097
(-2,649)
6,481
(-755)
235,463
(-9,743, -4.22%)
-83,380 (+13,310, +13.77%) 10.26%
08/09/2016
88,699
(+2,473)
185,389
(+6,613)
122,629
(+3,635)
38,449
(+896)
19,746
(+563)
7,236
(-838)
244,954
(+6,671, +2.97%)
-96,690 (-4,140, -4.47%) 0.0%
08/02/2016
86,226
(+1,167)
178,776
(+4,662)
118,994
(+1,862)
37,553
(-3,696)
19,183
(-877)
8,074
(+1,186)
237,053
(+2,152, +0.97%)
-92,550 (-3,495, -3.92%) 2.17%
07/26/2016
85,059
(+3,257)
174,114
(+3,824)
117,132
(-1,475)
41,249
(-815)
20,060
(+1,023)
6,888
(-204)
236,323
(+2,805, +1.28%)
-89,055 (-567, -0.64%) 4.9%
07/19/2016
81,802
(+4,433)
170,290
(+14,848)
118,607
(+13,367)
42,064
(+2,572)
19,037
(-251)
7,092
(+129)
231,269
(+17,549, +8.69%)
-88,488 (-10,415, -13.34%) 5.34%
07/12/2016
77,369
(+3,156)
155,442
(+27,391)
105,240
(+19,309)
39,492
(+670)
19,288
(+4,746)
6,963
(-850)
209,897
(+27,211, +15.58%)
-78,073 (-24,235, -45.01%) 13.45%
07/05/2016
74,213
(-1,438)
128,051
(-1,072)
85,931
(+1,148)
38,822
(-762)
14,542
(-241)
7,813
(+1,303)
183,962
(-531, -0.3%)
-53,838 (-366, -0.68%) 32.33%
06/28/2016
75,651
(-3,778)
129,123
(-3,484)
84,783
(-1,194)
39,584
(-1,168)
14,783
(-378)
6,510
(-698)
184,257
(-5,350, -2.96%)
-53,472 (-294, -0.55%) 32.61%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays