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Cotton #2 Jul '12 (CTN12)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Pulling Off Early Lows at Midday

Cotton futures are trading with 14 to 18 point losses at midday, pulling off early losses. Crude oil futures are down $3.39 per barrel on the day at $61.82. The US dollar index is up $0.641 to $97.500. 

Just prior to midday, President Trump issued a Truth Social post that a call with India’s President Modi went well with the US lowering tariffs on the country from 25% to 18% and India agreeing to buy over $500 billion of US energy, technology, agricultural, coal and other products. India has historically been a top 8 buyer of US cotton.

Friday’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money adding 13,077 contracts to their net short position as of 1/27, taking it to 65,029 contracts.

Friday’s online auction from The Seam showed sales of 56.571 cents/lb on 4,462 bales. The Cotlook A Index was down 20 points on January 30 at 73.95 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were up 25,666 on 1/30 with the certified stocks level at 34,226 bales. The Adjusted World Price wa... 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
$1,254/1,140
First Notice Date
06/25/12
Expiration Date
07/09/12 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Jul '12
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 27, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
177,241 (+19,203)
138,593 (+3,970)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
96,472 (+4,051)
135,439 (+17,194)
Producers - Long / Short
106,109 (+20,579)
106,368 (+3,115)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
54,048 (-2,478)
15,141 (-247)
Managed Money - Long / Short
44,121 (+610)
109,103 (+14,046)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
52,351 (+3,441)
26,336 (+3,148)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
67.70 +4.64%
on 06/28/12
89.48 -20.83%
on 06/20/12
-2.06 (-2.83%)
since 06/08/12
3-Month
66.10 +7.17%
on 06/04/12
92.86 -23.71%
on 04/24/12
-18.46 (-20.67%)
since 04/09/12
52-Week
66.10 +7.17%
on 06/04/12
108.50 -34.71%
on 09/08/11
-32.27 (-31.30%)
since 07/08/11

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 70.84
1st Resistance Point 70.84
Last Price 70.84s
1st Support Level 70.84
2nd Support Level 70.84
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 108.50
Fibonacci 61.8% 92.30
Fibonacci 50% 87.30
Fibonacci 38.2% 82.30
Last Price 70.84s
52-Week Low 66.10

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