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Cotton #2 May '24 (CTK24)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Posts Strength on Friday

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 22 to 54 points across the board. That helped December to close the week with a 55 point gain. Crude oil futures were up $0.83/barrel ahead of the weekend with the world waiting on Israel’s response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack from earlier in the week. That is adding some support, with the dollar index up 490 points following this morning’s better than expected jobs report.

Commitment of Traders data showed spec funds at a net short of just 12,147 contracts as of 10/1 a 5,402 contract reduction on the week.

Export Sales data showed commitments of shipped and unshipped sales at 5.055 million RB, which is down 13% from the same time last year. It is also 46% of the USDA export projection, behind the 58% average selling pace

The Seam reported 684 online cash cotton bale sales on Thursday, averaging 74.59 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on October 2, leaving 265 bales of certified stocks. The... 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 1:20p.m.) CST
Exchange
ICE/US
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$2,304/2,095
First Notice Date
04/24/24
Expiration Date
05/08/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 May '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 1, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
110,503 (+775)
102,994 (+7,866)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
60,571 (+1,890)
70,659 (-4,410)
Producers - Long / Short
48,967 (+1,420)
80,370 (+6,473)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
50,720 (-1,150)
11,808 (+888)
Managed Money - Long / Short
34,393 (+999)
44,379 (-4,822)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
26,178 (+891)
26,280 (+412)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
74.92 +6.86%
on 05/02/24
87.23 -8.22%
on 04/09/24
-6.59 (-7.61%)
since 04/08/24
3-Month
74.92 +6.86%
on 05/02/24
103.80 -22.87%
on 02/28/24
-9.62 (-10.73%)
since 02/08/24
52-Week
74.92 +6.86%
on 05/02/24
103.80 -22.87%
on 02/28/24
-2.61 (-3.16%)
since 05/08/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 80.06
2nd Resistance Point 80.06
1st Resistance Point 80.06
Last Price 80.06s
1st Support Level 80.06
2nd Support Level 80.06
3rd Support Level 80.06

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52-Week High 103.80
Fibonacci 61.8% 92.77
Fibonacci 50% 89.36
Fibonacci 38.2% 85.95
Last Price 80.06s
52-Week Low 74.92

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