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Cotton #2 Dec '18 (CTZ18)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Trading with Monday AM Gains

Cotton price action is up 50 to 60 points so far on Monday. Futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts steady to 5 points lower, as March was 40 points higher last week. Crude oil futures were back up $1.02 per barrel at $58.78. The US dollar index was up $0.212 at $98.900.

Commitment of Traders data showed a total of 1,306 contracts cut from the managed money net short position in the week ending on January 6. That took their net short to 47,772 contracts.

The Thursday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 61.10 cents/lb on 10,864 bales. The Cotlook A Index was down 25 points on January 8 at 74.80 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were steady on 1/8 with the certified stocks level at 11,510 bales. The Adjusted World Price was updated to 50.97 cents/lb on Thursday afternoon, up 21 points from the week prior. 

Mar 26 Cotton  closed at 64.41, down 5 points, currently up 56 points

May 26 Cotton  closed at 65.91, down 2 points, currently up 51... 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
11/26/18
Expiration Date
12/06/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 6, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
139,812 (+5,756)
114,953 (+10,992)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
81,409 (+247)
110,329 (-1,790)
Producers - Long / Short
73,691 (+5,197)
83,117 (+7,344)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
48,941 (-1,296)
14,656 (+1,793)
Managed Money - Long / Short
41,132 (-3,050)
88,324 (-4,414)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
40,277 (+3,297)
22,005 (+2,624)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
74.86 +4.22%
on 11/23/18
80.50 -3.08%
on 11/08/18
+0.59 (+0.76%)
since 11/06/18
3-Month
74.86 +4.22%
on 11/23/18
83.93 -7.04%
on 09/10/18
-3.28 (-4.03%)
since 09/06/18
52-Week
71.34 +9.36%
on 12/07/17
94.82 -17.72%
on 06/08/18
+6.14 (+8.54%)
since 12/06/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 78.02
1st Resistance Point 78.02
Last Price 78.02s
1st Support Level 78.02
2nd Support Level 78.02
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 94.82
Fibonacci 61.8% 85.85
Fibonacci 50% 83.08
Fibonacci 38.2% 80.31
Last Price 78.02s
52-Week Low 71.34

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