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
02/20/2024
88,447
(-5,058)
191,944
(+5,874)
118,288
(+15,928)
23,195
(+4,770)
16,722
(-1,230)
8,318
(-1,004)
265,175
(+9,640, +4.51%)
-103,497 (-10,932, -11.81%) 20.19%
02/13/2024
93,505
(-16,908)
186,070
(+9,234)
102,360
(+16,110)
18,425
(-7,982)
17,952
(+81)
9,322
(-1,969)
254,149
(-717, -0.33%)
-92,565 (-26,142, -39.36%) 27.6%
02/06/2024
110,413
(-4,244)
176,836
(+15,593)
86,250
(+13,715)
26,407
(-3,850)
17,871
(+1,747)
11,291
(-525)
264,909
(+11,218, +5.52%)
-66,423 (-19,837, -42.58%) 45.33%
01/30/2024
114,657
(+16,187)
161,243
(+22,343)
72,535
(-2,512)
30,257
(-6,624)
16,124
(+2,600)
11,816
(+556)
251,498
(+16,275, +8.7%)
-46,586 (-6,156, -15.23%) 58.77%
01/23/2024
98,470
(+3,811)
138,900
(+33,546)
75,047
(+13,636)
36,881
(-13,107)
13,524
(+2,029)
11,260
(-963)
227,697
(+19,476, +11.62%)
-40,430 (-29,735, -278.03%) 62.95%
01/16/2024
94,659
(+1,680)
105,354
(+6,862)
61,411
(+3,794)
49,988
(-1,679)
11,495
(-1,122)
12,223
(-831)
207,773
(+4,352, +2.67%)
-10,695 (-5,182, -94.0%) 83.11%
01/09/2024
92,979
(+1,464)
98,492
(+2,161)
57,617
(+1,764)
51,667
(+1,503)
12,617
(+723)
13,054
(+287)
202,869
(+3,951, +2.48%)
-5,513 (-697, -14.47%) 86.62%
01/02/2024
91,515
(-769)
96,331
(+483)
55,853
(-1,628)
50,164
(-3,627)
11,894
(-119)
12,767
(+628)
197,450
(-2,516, -1.56%)
-4,816 (-1,252, -35.13%) 87.09%
12/26/2023
92,284
(+595)
95,848
(-2,682)
57,481
(-2,677)
53,791
(+120)
12,013
(-432)
12,139
(+48)
196,746
(-2,514, -1.53%)
-3,564 (+3,277, +47.9%) 87.94%
12/19/2023
91,689
(+3,666)
98,530
(-3,640)
60,158
(-6,122)
53,671
(+1,495)
12,445
(+1,428)
12,091
(+1,117)
196,977
(-1,028, -0.62%)
-6,841 (+7,306, +51.64%) 85.72%
12/12/2023
88,023
(-1,364)
102,170
(+7,492)
66,280
(+3,576)
52,176
(-3,971)
11,017
(-3)
10,974
(-1,312)
196,830
(+2,209, +1.35%)
-14,147 (-8,856, -167.38%) 80.77%
12/05/2023
89,387
(+2,140)
94,678
(+3,205)
62,704
(+1,066)
56,147
(+693)
11,020
(-416)
12,286
(-1,108)
196,836
(+2,790, +1.74%)
-5,291 (-1,065, -25.2%) 86.77%
11/28/2023
87,247
(-5,441)
91,473
(-5,952)
61,638
(+906)
55,454
(+730)
11,436
(-460)
13,394
(+227)
192,139
(-4,995, -3.02%)
-4,226 (+511, +10.79%) 87.49%
11/21/2023
92,688
(-11,970)
97,425
(-10,575)
60,732
(+2,245)
54,724
(+17)
11,896
(-1,060)
13,167
(-227)
195,165
(-10,785, -6.12%)
-4,737 (-1,395, -41.74%) 87.14%
11/14/2023
104,658
(-8,176)
108,000
(-13,420)
58,487
(-1,108)
54,707
(+3,680)
12,956
(-44)
13,394
(+412)
210,504
(-9,328, -5.03%)
-3,342 (+5,244, +61.08%) 88.09%
11/07/2023
112,834
(+587)
121,420
(-15,507)
59,595
(-4,155)
51,027
(+9,941)
13,000
(-608)
12,982
(+1,390)
231,985
(-4,176, -2.2%)
-8,586 (+16,094, +65.21%) 84.54%
10/31/2023
112,247
(-4,123)
136,927
(-5,658)
63,750
(-727)
41,086
(-711)
13,608
(-206)
11,592
(+1,313)
236,950
(-5,056, -2.6%)
-24,680 (+1,535, +5.86%) 73.63%
10/24/2023
116,370
(-2,463)
142,585
(-14,257)
64,477
(-7,195)
41,797
(+3,362)
13,814
(-999)
10,279
(+238)
237,196
(-10,657, -5.19%)
-26,215 (+11,794, +31.03%) 72.58%
10/17/2023
118,833
(+8,433)
156,842
(-12,531)
71,672
(-13,415)
38,435
(+5,681)
14,813
(-360)
10,041
(+1,508)
250,696
(-5,342, -2.54%)
-38,009 (+20,964, +35.55%) 64.59%
10/10/2023
110,400
(+3,220)
169,373
(-4,278)
85,087
(-3,378)
32,754
(+2,451)
15,173
(-1,062)
8,533
(+607)
254,318
(-1,220, -0.58%)
-58,973 (+7,498, +11.28%) 50.38%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
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