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
10/03/2023
107,180
(+641)
173,651
(+11,208)
88,465
(+6,225)
30,303
(-4,157)
16,235
(-39)
7,926
(-224)
251,554
(+6,827, +3.33%)
-66,471 (-10,567, -18.9%) 45.29%
09/26/2023
106,539
(+5,127)
162,443
(+1,506)
82,240
(-1,645)
34,460
(+1,624)
16,274
(-150)
8,150
(+202)
238,493
(+3,332, +1.65%)
-55,904 (+3,621, +6.08%) 52.46%
09/19/2023
101,412
(+4,522)
160,937
(+3,860)
83,885
(-3,037)
32,836
(-2,704)
16,424
(-816)
7,948
(-487)
233,332
(+669, +0.33%)
-59,525 (+662, +1.1%) 50.0%
09/12/2023
96,890
(+2,586)
157,077
(-4,013)
86,922
(-4,171)
35,540
(+857)
17,240
(-1,087)
8,435
(+484)
227,631
(-2,672, -1.31%)
-60,187 (+6,599, +9.88%) 49.55%
09/05/2023
94,304
(+3,920)
161,090
(+17,409)
91,093
(+13,214)
34,683
(+1,654)
18,327
(+2,700)
7,951
(+771)
228,746
(+19,834, +10.79%)
-66,786 (-13,489, -25.31%) 45.08%
08/29/2023
90,384
(-209)
143,681
(+8,702)
77,879
(+5,513)
33,029
(-3,660)
15,627
(-117)
7,180
(+145)
207,010
(+5,187, +2.9%)
-53,297 (-8,911, -20.08%) 54.23%
08/22/2023
90,593
(+330)
134,979
(-5,830)
72,366
(-4,263)
36,689
(+778)
15,744
(-903)
7,035
(+216)
201,232
(-4,836, -2.63%)
-44,386 (+6,160, +12.19%) 60.27%
08/15/2023
90,263
(-5,328)
140,809
(-4,741)
76,629
(-449)
35,911
(-23)
16,647
(+676)
6,819
(-337)
209,939
(-5,101, -2.7%)
-50,546 (-587, -1.17%) 56.09%
08/08/2023
95,591
(+3,651)
145,550
(+243)
77,078
(+512)
35,934
(+3,248)
15,971
(-1,551)
7,156
(-879)
214,088
(+2,612, +1.4%)
-49,959 (+3,408, +6.39%) 56.49%
08/01/2023
91,940
(+2,578)
145,307
(+9,295)
76,566
(+7,196)
32,686
(+1,300)
17,522
(+1,407)
8,035
(+586)
211,204
(+11,181, +6.39%)
-53,367 (-6,717, -14.4%) 54.18%
07/25/2023
89,362
(+1,103)
136,012
(+25,824)
69,370
(+11,956)
31,386
(-7,547)
16,115
(+2,591)
7,449
(-2,627)
194,350
(+15,650, +9.83%)
-46,650 (-24,721, -112.73%) 58.73%
07/18/2023
88,259
(+2,229)
110,188
(+8,258)
57,414
(+572)
38,933
(-4,414)
13,524
(+226)
10,076
(-817)
178,003
(+3,027, +1.94%)
-21,929 (-6,029, -37.92%) 75.49%
07/11/2023
86,030
(-2,321)
101,930
(+8,672)
56,842
(+1,806)
43,347
(-7,514)
13,298
(+1,397)
10,893
(-276)
175,601
(+882, +0.57%)
-15,900 (-10,993, -224.03%) 79.58%
07/03/2023
88,351
(+167)
93,258
(+7,394)
55,036
(+1,439)
50,861
(-4,414)
11,901
(+371)
11,169
(-1,003)
175,032
(+1,977, +1.29%)
-4,907 (-7,227, -311.51%) 87.03%
06/27/2023
88,184
(+1,315)
85,864
(-9,873)
53,597
(+1,152)
55,275
(+9,488)
11,530
(-1,809)
12,172
(+1,043)
173,343
(+658, +0.43%)
2,320 (+11,188, +126.16%) 91.93%
06/20/2023
86,869
(+2,019)
95,737
(-3,919)
52,445
(-1,742)
45,787
(+2,810)
13,339
(-632)
11,129
(+754)
170,227
(-355, -0.23%)
-8,868 (+5,938, +40.11%) 84.34%
06/13/2023
84,850
(-9,288)
99,656
(-15,503)
54,187
(-6,038)
42,977
(-779)
13,971
(+106)
10,375
(+1,062)
171,880
(-15,220, -9.05%)
-14,806 (+6,215, +29.57%) 80.32%
06/06/2023
94,138
(-1,126)
115,159
(+4,034)
60,225
(+1,455)
43,756
(-402)
13,865
(+1,849)
9,313
(-1,454)
194,270
(+2,178, +1.31%)
-21,021 (-5,160, -32.53%) 76.11%
05/30/2023
95,264
(+6,542)
111,125
(-3,614)
58,770
(-4,770)
44,158
(+2,937)
12,016
(-1,008)
10,767
(+1,441)
196,092
(+764, +0.46%)
-15,861 (+10,156, +39.04%) 79.6%
05/23/2023
88,722
(-3,254)
114,739
(+20,908)
63,540
(+9,360)
41,221
(-11,404)
13,024
(+2,112)
9,326
(-1,286)
192,981
(+8,218, +5.23%)
-26,017 (-24,162, -1302.53%) 72.72%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays