COT Positioning
Cotton No. 2
CT · report date 2026-09-08
Latest report
2026-09-08 · OI 380,405| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Money | 108,667 | 13,300 | +95,367 | -5,596 | 22.0% |
| Producer/Merchant | 46,637 | 220,918 | -174,281 | +4,330 | 48.2% |
| Swap Dealer | 67,719 | 26,692 | +41,027 | +4,316 | 17.0% |
| Other Reportables | 49,418 | 22,034 | +27,384 | -2,374 | 12.9% |
Trader group split
22%
48%
17%
13%
- Mgd money22.0%
- Producer48.2%
- Swap17.0%
- Other12.9%
Charts
Positions by category
Price — weekly candles
Open interest
Mgd money net vs price
Z-score (±2 bands)
Mgd money — weekly change
Δ LongΔ ShortΔ Net
Last 26 weeks — all metrics
| Week | Mgd money net | Producer net | Swap net | Other net | 1-wk Δ | % OI | COT Idx | z | Price | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | +95,367 | -174,281 | +41,027 | +27,384 | -5,596 | 25.1% | 97 | 2.26 | 82.64 | Extreme |
| 2026-09-01 | +100,963 | -178,611 | +36,711 | +29,758 | +12,670 | 26.3% | 100 | 2.40 | 90.01 | Extreme |
| 2026-08-25 | +88,293 | -170,160 | +36,712 | +34,610 | +15,621 | 23.6% | 96 | 2.18 | 87.08 | Extreme |
| 2026-08-18 | +72,672 | -159,389 | +40,188 | +34,976 | +5,892 | 20.1% | 87 | 1.88 | 84.12 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | +66,780 | -149,999 | +36,473 | +36,475 | +11,459 | 19.1% | 83 | 1.78 | 83.09 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | +55,321 | -140,793 | +35,667 | +41,055 | +8,953 | 16.7% | 77 | 1.55 | 81.13 | — |
| 2026-07-28 | +46,368 | -131,176 | +30,809 | +47,163 | -691 | 14.3% | 72 | 1.36 | 79.21 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | +47,059 | -132,301 | +29,623 | +48,053 | +3,133 | 14.8% | 72 | 1.38 | 78.96 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | +43,926 | -133,903 | +28,625 | +51,521 | +9,572 | 13.6% | 71 | 1.32 | 79.60 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | +34,354 | -126,462 | +30,923 | +54,074 | +4,931 | 10.8% | 65 | 1.13 | 76.94 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | +29,423 | -116,266 | +32,744 | +48,425 | -5,850 | 9.6% | 62 | 1.03 | 72.22 | — |
| 2026-06-23 | +35,273 | -123,846 | +33,392 | +48,285 | +1,731 | 11.7% | 66 | 1.17 | 73.96 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | +33,542 | -122,824 | +38,345 | +45,135 | -8,996 | 10.9% | 65 | 1.14 | 75.01 | — |
| 2026-06-09 | +42,538 | -117,585 | +35,668 | +33,419 | -7,361 | 13.1% | 70 | 1.35 | 71.26 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | +49,899 | -130,478 | +37,057 | +35,307 | -5,385 | 14.4% | 74 | 1.53 | 77.04 | — |
| 2026-05-26 | +55,284 | -128,593 | +31,842 | +32,390 | -4,381 | 16.7% | 77 | 1.66 | 77.37 | — |
| 2026-05-19 | +59,665 | -135,638 | +32,093 | +32,805 | +4,172 | 18.1% | 79 | 1.79 | 82.33 | — |
| 2026-05-12 | +55,493 | -143,537 | +26,378 | +46,896 | +7,156 | 16.6% | 77 | 1.72 | 86.32 | — |
| 2026-05-05 | +48,337 | -145,146 | +30,215 | +52,345 | +11,845 | 14.5% | 73 | 1.58 | 82.46 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | +36,492 | -129,690 | +36,686 | +44,449 | +5,163 | 11.3% | 66 | 1.32 | 77.34 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | +31,329 | -128,726 | +33,583 | +51,238 | +18,213 | 9.5% | 63 | 1.22 | 78.26 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | +13,116 | -118,433 | +36,739 | +56,634 | +13,561 | 4.0% | 53 | 0.81 | 74.34 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | -445 | -113,660 | +43,817 | +61,802 | +9,439 | -0.1% | 46 | 0.49 | 71.31 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | -9,884 | -96,282 | +38,334 | +58,271 | +23,662 | -2.8% | 40 | 0.27 | 70.00 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | -33,546 | -73,487 | +44,513 | +55,813 | +6,292 | -10.2% | 27 | -0.28 | 67.62 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | -39,838 | -66,930 | +43,208 | +56,063 | +28,112 | -11.7% | 23 | -0.43 | 68.77 | — |