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Cotton #2 May '18 (CTK18)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Heading Lower Despite Positive Export Sales Data

The cotton market continued to slide, as midday action had futures down 82 to 116 points on Thursday. That is despite a round of positive export data for the bulls. The outside market influences are helpful but ignored, as the US dollar index is down 236 points, with crude oil up 24 cents.

The weekly Export Sales report from FAS showed an improvement to export business in the week ending in May 2, as old crop bookings jumped to a 13-week high of 253,660 RB. A good chunk of that was sold to China with importers buying 119,024 RB. New crop sales totaled 158,872 RB in that week the largest weekly sale for the crop this MY. Shipments were tallied at 249,628 RB, up 38.7% from a week ago.

ICE certified cotton stocks were down 791 on decertification on May 8 at 167,979 bales. The Cotlook A Index was up 55 points on May 7 at 85.40 cents/lb. The AWP dropped another 78 points to 60.55 last week. It will be updated this afternoon.

Jul 24 Cotton  is at 78.94, down 112 points,<... Read more

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
04/24/18
Expiration Date
05/08/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 30, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
89,336 (+4,562)
108,167 (-7,695)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
71,065 (-3,700)
51,843 (+5,937)
Producers - Long / Short
32,916 (+2,885)
89,544 (-7,688)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
49,602 (+347)
11,805 (-1,337)
Managed Money - Long / Short
37,261 (-4,974)
40,121 (+6,281)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
33,804 (+1,274)
11,722 (-344)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
82.06 +4.05%
on 04/17/18
87.69 -2.63%
on 05/07/18
+2.84 (+3.44%)
since 04/06/18
3-Month
76.44 +11.70%
on 02/15/18
87.69 -2.63%
on 05/07/18
+7.82 (+10.08%)
since 02/08/18
52-Week
66.55 +28.29%
on 07/14/17
87.69 -2.63%
on 05/07/18
+12.12 (+16.54%)
since 05/08/17

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Cotton Heading Lower Despite Positive Export Sales Data

The cotton market continued to slide, as midday action had futures down 82 to 116 points on Thursday. That is despite a round of positive export data for the bulls. The outside market influences are helpful...

CTN24 : 78.60s (-1.82%)
CTV24 : 77.75s (-1.51%)
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Sugar Prices Mixed on Higher Brazil Sugar Production Estimates

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SBN24 : 19.58s (-0.10%)
SWQ24 : 575.60s (+0.47%)
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CTN24 : 78.60s (-1.82%)
CTV24 : 77.75s (-1.51%)
CTZ24 : 76.46s (-1.60%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 85.38
1st Resistance Point 85.38
Last Price 85.38s
1st Support Level 85.38
2nd Support Level 85.38
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 87.69
Last Price 85.38s
Fibonacci 61.8% 79.61
Fibonacci 50% 77.12
Fibonacci 38.2% 74.63
52-Week Low 66.55

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