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
05/16/2023
91,976
(+5,594)
93,831
(+6,101)
54,180
(+654)
52,625
(+276)
10,912
(-265)
10,612
(-394)
184,924
(+5,983, +3.96%)
-1,855 (-507, -37.61%) 89.1%
05/09/2023
86,382
(+1,719)
87,730
(+9,703)
53,526
(+1,142)
52,349
(-7,066)
11,177
(-550)
11,006
(-326)
176,354
(+2,311, +1.55%)
-1,348 (-7,984, -120.31%) 89.44%
05/02/2023
84,663
(+1,983)
78,027
(+1,668)
52,384
(-240)
59,415
(+1,378)
11,727
(+1,062)
11,332
(-241)
172,788
(+2,805, +1.92%)
6,636 (+315, +4.98%) 94.85%
04/25/2023
82,680
(+5,538)
76,359
(-8,012)
52,624
(-2,532)
58,037
(+7,351)
10,665
(-2,670)
11,573
(+997)
168,166
(+336, +0.23%)
6,321 (+13,550, +187.44%) 94.64%
04/18/2023
77,142
(-13,799)
84,371
(-3,513)
55,156
(+3,901)
50,686
(-3,848)
13,335
(+821)
10,576
(-1,716)
168,276
(-9,077, -5.87%)
-7,229 (-10,286, -336.47%) 85.46%
04/11/2023
90,941
(-4,269)
87,884
(+704)
51,255
(+1,701)
54,534
(-1,763)
12,514
(+1,056)
12,292
(-453)
186,406
(-1,512, -0.97%)
3,057 (-4,973, -61.93%) 92.43%
04/04/2023
95,210
(-4,724)
87,180
(-764)
49,554
(-1,339)
56,297
(-4,717)
11,458
(+388)
12,745
(-194)
193,846
(-5,675, -3.51%)
8,030 (-3,960, -33.03%) 95.8%
03/28/2023
99,934
(+304)
87,944
(+2,540)
50,893
(-533)
61,014
(-1,994)
11,070
(-455)
12,939
(-1,230)
200,053
(-684, -0.42%)
11,990 (-2,236, -15.72%) 98.48%
03/21/2023
99,630
(+4,249)
85,404
(-5,748)
51,426
(+925)
63,008
(+9,719)
11,525
(+29)
14,169
(+1,232)
196,669
(+5,203, +3.31%)
14,226 (+9,997, +236.39%) 100.0%
03/14/2023
95,381
(+5,611)
91,152
(-4,826)
50,501
(-2,759)
53,289
(+5,962)
11,496
(-550)
12,937
(+1,166)
188,970
(+2,302, +1.48%)
4,229 (+10,437, +168.12%) 95.9%
03/07/2023
89,770
(-2,558)
95,978
(+936)
53,260
(+496)
47,327
(-3,713)
12,046
(-2,014)
11,771
(-1,299)
184,506
(-4,076, -2.56%)
-6,208 (-3,494, -128.74%) 88.62%
02/28/2023
92,328
(-2,610)
95,042
(+2,646)
52,764
(+1,304)
51,040
(-3,389)
14,060
(+1,754)
13,070
(+1,191)
186,843
(+448, +0.28%)
-2,714 (-5,256, -206.77%) 91.06%
02/21/2023
94,938
(-231)
92,396
(-16,381)
51,460
(-4,300)
54,429
(+9,819)
12,306
(-2,592)
11,879
(-561)
185,270
(-7,123, -4.3%)
2,542 (+16,150, +118.68%) 94.72%
02/14/2023
95,169
(-8,964)
108,777
(-9,892)
55,760
(-831)
44,610
(-181)
14,898
(+421)
12,440
(+699)
192,913
(-9,374, -5.35%)
-13,608 (+928, +6.38%) 83.46%
02/07/2023
104,133
(+4,025)
118,669
(-1,927)
56,591
(-4,807)
44,791
(+298)
14,477
(-413)
11,741
(+434)
210,928
(-1,195, -0.68%)
-14,536 (+5,952, +29.05%) 82.81%
01/31/2023
100,108
(-873)
120,596
(-64)
61,398
(-201)
44,493
(+727)
14,890
(+1,972)
11,307
(+235)
210,335
(+898, +0.51%)
-20,488 (-809, -4.11%) 78.66%
01/24/2023
100,981
(-2,165)
120,660
(+8,132)
61,599
(+4,965)
43,766
(-4,915)
12,918
(+184)
11,072
(-233)
208,137
(+2,984, +1.73%)
-19,679 (-10,297, -109.75%) 79.23%
01/17/2023
103,146
(+3,260)
112,528
(-7,294)
56,634
(-1,470)
48,681
(+8,521)
12,734
(-740)
11,305
(-177)
203,290
(+1,050, +0.61%)
-9,382 (+10,554, +52.94%) 86.41%
01/10/2023
99,886
(+594)
119,822
(+2,845)
58,104
(-1,074)
40,160
(-2,559)
13,474
(+276)
11,482
(-490)
201,472
(-204, -0.12%)
-19,936 (-2,251, -12.73%) 79.05%
01/03/2023
99,292
(+4,461)
116,977
(+984)
59,178
(-428)
42,719
(+2,822)
13,198
(-42)
11,972
(+185)
197,924
(+3,991, +2.38%)
-17,685 (+3,477, +16.43%) 80.62%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays