Cotton No. 2 COT Report

Latest data as of 2026-10-06. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only.

Large speculators were net long 96,358 contracts in Cotton No. 2 futures as of 2026-10-06, down 255 from the prior week. Commercial hedgers were net short 103,505 contracts, with total open interest of 382,230 contracts. The COT index stands at 82.5.

Open interest382,230
Non-commercial long128,343
Non-commercial short31,985
Non-commercial net96,358
Commercial long168,574
Commercial short272,079
Commercial net-103,505
WoW change in non-commercial net-255
COT index82.5

Last 52 weeks

DateOpen interestNon-commercial netCommercial net
2026-10-06096,358-103,505
2026-09-29096,613-104,441
2026-09-220103,028-112,810
2026-09-150116,773-125,686
2026-09-080122,751-133,254
2026-09-010130,721-141,900
2026-08-250122,903-133,448
2026-08-180107,648-119,201
2026-08-110103,255-113,526
2026-08-04096,376-105,126
2026-07-28093,531-100,367
2026-07-21095,112-102,678
2026-07-14095,447-105,278
2026-07-07088,428-95,539
2026-06-30077,848-83,522
2026-06-23083,558-90,454
2026-06-16078,677-84,479
2026-06-09075,957-81,917
2026-06-02085,206-93,421
2026-05-26087,674-96,751
2026-05-19092,470-103,545
2026-05-120102,389-117,159
2026-05-050100,682-114,931
2026-04-28080,941-93,004
2026-04-21082,567-95,143
2026-04-14069,750-81,694
2026-04-07061,357-69,843
2026-03-31048,387-57,948
2026-03-24022,267-28,974
2026-03-17016,225-23,722
2026-03-100-21,03118,350
2026-03-030-28,09724,523
2026-02-240-28,97025,327
2026-02-170-55,73354,389
2026-02-100-51,32650,067
2026-02-030-42,74442,398
2026-01-270-38,96738,648
2026-01-200-25,82423,415
2026-01-130-27,43124,316
2026-01-060-28,92024,859
2025-12-300-30,95730,095
2025-12-230-31,63331,349
2025-12-160-38,60040,243
2025-12-090-36,17437,534
2025-12-020-38,94739,913
2025-11-250-41,65442,884
2025-11-180-44,18744,727
2025-11-100-49,59048,528
2025-11-040-44,84443,844
2025-10-280-55,04755,711
2025-10-210-62,61164,504
2025-10-140-65,63268,333

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Frequently asked questions

What is the COT report?
The Commitments of Traders (COT) report is a weekly publication by the CFTC that breaks down open interest in futures markets by trader category, including non-commercial (speculator) and commercial (hedger) positions.
When is the COT report released?
The COT report is released every Friday at 3:30 pm ET, with positions measured as of the prior Tuesday.
What does non-commercial net mean?
Non-commercial net is the number of long contracts held by large speculators minus their short contracts. A positive value means speculators are net long; a negative value means they are net short.