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Cotton #2 Mar '18 (CTH18)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Lower After Disappointing Export Sales Data

Cotton futures are reverting to continued weakness, despite an overnight recovery. Contracts are down 88 to 101 points at midday, as May is showing thin trade.

This morning’s Export Sales report showed 97,408 RB of upland cotton sold in the week ending on April 25, down 45% from the previous week. New crop sales totaled 34,407 RB, the lowest in 4 weeks. Export shipments in that week dropped to a 14-week low to 179,980 RB.

Monthly export data from Census showed 1.63 million bales of cotton (excluding linters) shipped during March. That was a 3.63% increase over the same month last year, and the largest since June 2022.

ICE certified cotton stocks were up 3,007 bales on the first of May at 186,121 bales. The Cotlook A Index was back down 300 points on May 1 at 85.30 cents/lb. The AWP dropped another 85 points to 61.33 last Thursday and will be updated later today. The Seam reported 2,299 bales of cotton sold on Wednesday at an average price of 67.85 cents/lb.

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Contract Specifications

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Contract
Cotton #2
Contract Size
50,000 pounds (approximately 100 bales)
Tick Size
0.01 cents per pound ($5.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:00p.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) CST
Exchange
ICE/US
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$3,300/3,000
First Notice Date
02/22/18
Expiration Date
03/07/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Mar '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 23, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
84,774 (+7,505)
115,862 (-17,350)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
74,765 (-8,386)
45,906 (+15,084)
Producers - Long / Short
30,031 (+6,473)
97,232 (-21,102)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
49,255 (+1,441)
13,142 (+4,161)
Managed Money - Long / Short
42,235 (-10,904)
33,840 (+15,853)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
32,530 (+2,518)
12,066 (-769)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
75.11 +12.10%
on 02/15/18
87.75 -4.05%
on 03/06/18
+8.24 (+10.85%)
since 02/07/18
3-Month
72.76 +15.72%
on 12/12/17
87.75 -4.05%
on 03/06/18
+9.97 (+13.43%)
since 12/07/17
52-Week
65.94 +27.69%
on 07/14/17
87.75 -4.05%
on 03/06/18
+8.94 (+11.88%)
since 03/07/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 84.20
1st Resistance Point 84.20
Last Price 84.20s
1st Support Level 84.20
2nd Support Level 84.20
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 87.75
Last Price 84.20s
Fibonacci 61.8% 79.42
Fibonacci 50% 76.85
Fibonacci 38.2% 74.27
52-Week Low 65.94

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