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
12/27/2022
94,831
(-2,101)
115,993
(+235)
59,606
(-1,457)
39,897
(-4,839)
13,240
(+417)
11,787
(+1,463)
191,552
(-3,141, -1.84%)
-21,162 (-2,336, -12.41%) 78.19%
12/20/2022
96,932
(-1,354)
115,758
(+2,650)
61,063
(-1,006)
44,736
(-2,894)
12,823
(+802)
10,324
(-1,314)
195,942
(-1,558, -0.9%)
-18,826 (-4,004, -27.01%) 79.82%
12/13/2022
98,286
(+6,239)
113,108
(+403)
62,069
(-2,738)
47,630
(+1,543)
12,021
(-222)
11,638
(+1,333)
198,489
(+3,279, +1.94%)
-14,822 (+5,836, +28.25%) 82.61%
12/06/2022
92,047
(-807)
112,705
(+1,679)
64,807
(+1,455)
46,087
(-685)
12,243
(-500)
10,305
(-846)
194,946
(+148, +0.09%)
-20,658 (-2,486, -13.68%) 78.54%
11/29/2022
92,854
(+1,286)
111,026
(+555)
63,352
(-290)
46,772
(+853)
12,743
(+522)
11,151
(+110)
194,437
(+1,518, +0.91%)
-18,172 (+731, +3.87%) 79.04%
11/22/2022
91,568
(-2,935)
110,471
(-5,932)
63,642
(-2,785)
45,919
(-395)
12,221
(-1,593)
11,041
(-986)
191,947
(-7,313, -4.18%)
-18,903 (+2,997, +13.68%) 78.54%
11/15/2022
94,503
(-19,498)
116,403
(-19,059)
66,427
(-377)
46,314
(-13)
13,814
(-3)
12,027
(-806)
200,411
(-19,878, -10.21%)
-21,900 (-439, -2.05%) 74.85%
11/08/2022
114,001
(-10,086)
135,462
(-4,808)
66,804
(-3,289)
46,327
(-7,614)
13,817
(+514)
12,833
(-439)
234,844
(-12,861, -6.2%)
-21,461 (-5,278, -32.61%) 75.15%
11/01/2022
124,087
(+2,847)
140,270
(-6,660)
70,093
(-1,203)
53,941
(+7,421)
13,303
(+228)
13,272
(+1,111)
255,458
(+1,872, +0.91%)
-16,183 (+9,507, +37.01%) 78.69%
10/25/2022
121,240
(+1,760)
146,930
(-6,788)
71,296
(-3)
46,520
(+7,784)
13,075
(+164)
12,161
(+925)
245,987
(+1,921, +0.94%)
-25,690 (+8,548, +24.97%) 72.31%
10/18/2022
119,480
(+2,629)
153,718
(-1,651)
71,299
(-1,641)
38,736
(+1,697)
12,911
(+394)
11,236
(+1,336)
238,208
(+1,382, +0.68%)
-34,238 (+4,280, +11.11%) 66.56%
10/11/2022
116,851
(+3,687)
155,369
(+1,942)
72,940
(+2,996)
37,039
(+4,574)
12,517
(-96)
9,900
(+71)
232,212
(+6,587, +3.37%)
-38,518 (+1,745, +4.33%) 63.69%
10/04/2022
113,164
(+3,535)
153,427
(-218)
69,944
(-447)
32,465
(+4,153)
12,613
(+872)
9,829
(+25)
224,735
(+3,960, +2.07%)
-40,263 (+3,753, +8.53%) 59.88%
09/27/2022
109,629
(+7,353)
153,645
(+1,656)
70,391
(-878)
28,312
(+997)
11,741
(-2,897)
9,804
(+925)
219,294
(+3,578, +1.9%)
-44,016 (+5,697, +11.46%) 57.47%
09/20/2022
102,276
(+6,617)
151,989
(+1,645)
71,269
(-3,723)
27,315
(+363)
14,638
(+202)
8,879
(+1,088)
215,483
(+3,096, +1.67%)
-49,713 (+4,972, +9.09%) 53.8%
09/13/2022
95,659
(+1,201)
150,344
(-1,964)
74,992
(-2,530)
26,952
(+142)
14,436
(-100)
7,791
(+393)
209,616
(-1,429, -0.77%)
-54,685 (+3,165, +5.47%) 50.6%
09/06/2022
94,458
(+1,741)
152,308
(-170)
77,522
(-1,077)
26,810
(-22)
14,536
(-744)
7,398
(+112)
211,548
(-80, -0.04%)
-57,850 (+1,911, +3.2%) 47.71%
08/30/2022
92,717
(+1,431)
152,478
(+3,107)
78,599
(+2,164)
26,832
(+1,882)
15,280
(+971)
7,286
(-423)
212,277
(+4,566, +2.51%)
-59,761 (-1,676, -2.89%) 44.6%
08/23/2022
91,286
(+4,519)
149,371
(+12,526)
76,435
(+7,456)
24,950
(+179)
14,309
(+438)
7,709
(-292)
206,585
(+12,413, +7.32%)
-58,085 (-8,007, -15.99%) 44.67%
08/16/2022
86,767
(-325)
136,845
(+10,747)
68,979
(+1,933)
24,771
(-6,052)
13,871
(+1,734)
8,001
(-1,353)
192,925
(+3,342, +2.01%)
-50,078 (-11,072, -28.39%) 49.43%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays