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
02/02/2016
83,833
(+3,573)
113,084
(-248)
79,332
(-531)
47,934
(+3,329)
12,048
(-284)
14,195
(-323)
197,632
(+2,758, +1.6%)
-29,251 (+3,821, +11.55%) 53.59%
01/26/2016
80,260
(+1,814)
113,332
(-3,608)
79,863
(+1,684)
44,605
(+5,685)
12,332
(+205)
14,518
(+1,626)
193,281
(+3,703, +2.19%)
-33,072 (+5,422, +14.09%) 50.66%
01/19/2016
78,446
(-1,158)
116,940
(+2,650)
78,179
(+3,399)
38,920
(+147)
12,127
(-74)
12,892
(-630)
187,347
(+2,167, +1.3%)
-38,494 (-3,808, -10.98%) 46.49%
01/12/2016
79,604
(+3,539)
114,290
(-17,918)
74,780
(-6,227)
38,773
(+11,767)
12,201
(-974)
13,522
(+2,489)
182,594
(-3,662, -2.15%)
-34,686 (+21,457, +38.22%) 49.42%
01/05/2016
76,065
(+3,275)
132,208
(-10,424)
81,007
(-4,076)
27,006
(+6,452)
13,175
(-1,470)
11,033
(+1,701)
185,123
(-2,271, -1.32%)
-56,143 (+13,699, +19.61%) 32.94%
12/29/2015
72,790
(-472)
142,632
(-708)
85,083
(-1,333)
20,554
(-319)
14,645
(+395)
9,332
(-383)
183,390
(-1,410, -0.81%)
-69,842 (+236, +0.34%) 22.43%
12/22/2015
73,262
(+607)
143,340
(-3,810)
86,416
(-8,066)
20,873
(-2,641)
14,250
(+52)
9,715
(-956)
184,432
(-7,407, -4.08%)
-70,078 (+4,417, +5.93%) 22.25%
12/15/2015
72,655
(-161)
147,150
(+789)
94,482
(-526)
23,514
(-2,791)
14,198
(-1,216)
10,671
(+99)
191,929
(-1,903, -1.04%)
-74,495 (-950, -1.29%) 18.85%
12/08/2015
72,816
(-5,744)
146,361
(+11,802)
95,008
(+14,323)
26,305
(+167)
15,414
(+3,005)
10,572
(-385)
191,781
(+11,584, +6.75%)
-73,545 (-17,546, -31.33%) 19.58%
12/01/2015
78,560
(-1,324)
134,559
(+17,771)
80,685
(+10,997)
26,138
(-5,590)
12,409
(+709)
10,957
(-1,799)
180,779
(+10,382, +6.44%)
-55,999 (-19,095, -51.74%) 33.05%
11/24/2015
79,884
(+1,116)
116,788
(-7,168)
69,688
(-2,672)
31,728
(+2,720)
11,700
(-2,213)
12,756
(+679)
170,519
(-3,769, -2.28%)
-36,904 (+8,284, +18.33%) 47.72%
11/17/2015
78,768
(-7,033)
123,956
(-6,144)
72,360
(+436)
29,008
(+72)
13,913
(-285)
12,077
(-810)
176,397
(-6,882, -4.0%)
-45,188 (-889, -2.01%) 41.35%
11/10/2015
85,801
(-61)
130,100
(-9,083)
71,924
(-4,837)
28,936
(+4,301)
14,198
(+50)
12,887
(-66)
192,453
(-4,848, -2.74%)
-44,299 (+9,022, +16.92%) 42.04%
11/03/2015
85,862
(+484)
139,183
(+3,095)
76,761
(-1,403)
24,635
(-3,555)
14,148
(-245)
12,953
(-704)
199,327
(-1,164, -0.65%)
-53,321 (-2,611, -5.15%) 35.11%
10/27/2015
85,378
(+2,373)
136,088
(+1,603)
78,164
(-681)
28,190
(+1,219)
14,393
(+363)
13,657
(-767)
198,356
(+2,055, +1.17%)
-50,710 (+770, +1.5%) 37.12%
10/20/2015
83,005
(+971)
134,485
(+9,691)
78,845
(+5,453)
26,971
(-2,618)
14,030
(+858)
14,424
(+209)
193,661
(+7,282, +4.32%)
-51,480 (-8,720, -20.39%) 36.52%
10/13/2015
82,034
(-5,734)
124,794
(+5,284)
73,392
(+3,173)
29,589
(-6,339)
13,172
(+278)
14,215
(-1,228)
188,209
(-2,283, -1.34%)
-42,760 (-11,018, -34.71%) 43.22%
10/06/2015
87,768
(+744)
119,510
(+9,941)
70,219
(+1,446)
35,928
(-6,004)
12,894
(+713)
15,443
(-1,034)
189,761
(+2,903, +1.73%)
-31,742 (-9,197, -40.79%) 51.68%
09/29/2015
87,024
(+1,924)
109,569
(+2,231)
68,773
(+1,496)
41,932
(+376)
12,181
(-86)
16,477
(+727)
186,023
(+3,334, +2.02%)
-22,545 (-307, -1.38%) 58.74%
09/22/2015
85,100
(+6,414)
107,338
(-10,681)
67,277
(-3,226)
41,556
(+10,467)
12,267
(-312)
15,750
(+3,090)
182,136
(+2,876, +1.78%)
-22,238 (+17,095, +43.46%) 58.98%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays