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
09/15/2015
78,686
(-480)
118,019
(-2,160)
70,503
(-1,612)
31,089
(-1,431)
12,579
(-21)
12,660
(+1,478)
177,418
(-2,113, -1.29%)
-39,333 (+1,680, +4.1%) 45.85%
09/08/2015
79,166
(+1,302)
120,179
(-2,469)
72,115
(-1,820)
32,520
(+2,038)
12,600
(-179)
11,182
(-266)
179,675
(-697, -0.42%)
-41,013 (+3,771, +8.42%) 44.56%
09/01/2015
77,864
(+2,945)
122,648
(-9,182)
73,935
(-9,646)
30,482
(+1,221)
12,779
(+408)
11,448
(+1,668)
178,810
(-6,293, -3.68%)
-44,784 (+12,127, +21.31%) 41.67%
08/25/2015
74,919
(-1,798)
131,830
(-4,090)
83,581
(-4,479)
29,261
(-3,925)
12,371
(-1,170)
9,780
(+568)
183,346
(-7,447, -4.18%)
-56,911 (+2,292, +3.87%) 32.35%
08/18/2015
76,717
(-3,151)
135,920
(+23,242)
88,060
(+10,411)
33,186
(-10,026)
13,541
(+1,246)
9,212
(-4,710)
190,906
(+8,506, +5.01%)
-59,203 (-26,393, -80.44%) 30.59%
08/11/2015
79,868
(+7,305)
112,678
(-11,651)
77,649
(-3,948)
43,212
(+9,517)
12,295
(-1,539)
13,922
(+3,952)
184,427
(+1,818, +1.08%)
-32,810 (+18,956, +36.62%) 50.86%
08/04/2015
72,563
(-801)
124,329
(-5,911)
81,597
(+1,206)
33,695
(+5,443)
13,834
(-236)
9,970
(+637)
179,806
(+169, +0.1%)
-51,766 (+5,110, +8.98%) 36.3%
07/28/2015
73,364
(-284)
130,240
(-3,892)
80,391
(+1,065)
28,252
(+3,064)
14,070
(-1,140)
9,333
(+469)
177,413
(-359, -0.21%)
-56,876 (+3,608, +5.97%) 32.38%
07/21/2015
73,648
(+2,293)
134,132
(-2,038)
79,326
(-3,450)
25,188
(-1,707)
15,210
(-1,774)
8,864
(+814)
175,767
(-2,931, -1.71%)
-60,484 (+4,331, +6.68%) 29.61%
07/14/2015
71,355
(+478)
136,170
(-3)
82,776
(-1,029)
26,895
(-60)
16,984
(+217)
8,050
(-271)
178,155
(-334, -0.19%)
-64,815 (+481, +0.74%) 26.29%
07/07/2015
70,877
(-994)
136,173
(+3,348)
83,805
(-1,518)
26,955
(-5,510)
16,767
(+744)
8,321
(+394)
178,723
(-1,768, -1.02%)
-65,296 (-4,342, -7.12%) 25.92%
06/30/2015
71,871
(-1,816)
132,825
(+26,546)
85,323
(+16,376)
32,465
(-6,982)
16,023
(+3,921)
7,927
(-1,083)
181,083
(+18,481, +11.94%)
-60,954 (-28,362, -87.02%) 29.25%
06/23/2015
73,687
(-1,781)
106,279
(-3,772)
68,947
(+2,511)
39,447
(+3,494)
12,102
(-2,804)
9,010
(-1,796)
163,466
(-2,074, -1.32%)
-32,592 (+1,991, +5.76%) 51.03%
06/16/2015
75,468
(-2,157)
110,051
(-12,602)
66,436
(-6,001)
35,953
(+1,645)
14,906
(-2,475)
10,806
(+324)
169,445
(-10,633, -6.35%)
-34,583 (+10,445, +23.2%) 49.5%
06/09/2015
77,625
(+289)
122,653
(+9,001)
72,437
(-444)
34,308
(-8,328)
17,381
(+1,706)
10,482
(+878)
185,185
(+1,551, +0.93%)
-45,028 (-8,712, -23.99%) 41.48%
06/02/2015
77,336
(+5,747)
113,652
(+950)
72,881
(-9,200)
42,636
(-3,502)
15,675
(-95)
9,604
(-996)
187,675
(-3,548, -2.09%)
-36,316 (+4,797, +11.67%) 48.17%
05/26/2015
71,589
(+2,796)
112,702
(-10,363)
82,081
(-5,080)
46,138
(+8,008)
15,770
(-928)
10,600
(-857)
188,719
(-3,212, -1.86%)
-41,113 (+13,159, +24.25%) 44.48%
05/19/2015
68,793
(-437)
123,065
(-5,253)
87,161
(-4,861)
38,130
(-1,250)
16,698
(-177)
11,457
(+1,028)
187,619
(-5,475, -3.07%)
-54,272 (+4,816, +8.15%) 34.38%
05/12/2015
69,230
(+142)
128,318
(-7,439)
92,022
(-6,007)
39,380
(+1,160)
16,875
(-26)
10,429
(+388)
191,406
(-5,891, -3.2%)
-59,088 (+7,581, +11.37%) 30.68%
05/05/2015
69,088
(+2,137)
135,757
(+9,406)
98,029
(+11,463)
38,220
(+5,206)
16,901
(+718)
10,041
(-294)
197,716
(+14,318, +8.44%)
-66,669 (-7,269, -12.24%) 24.86%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays