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CME Cotton #2 May '26 (KGK26)

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CME Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Rallying on Thursday

Cotton futures are trading with 127 to 150 point gains at Thursday’s midday. The outside markets are generally supportive, with the US dollar index is $0.445 lower at $98.475. Crude oil is back up $3.21 at midday.

The monthly update to the USDA balance sheet for cotton showed the US side unchanged at 4.4 million bales for carryout, as the cash average price was up a penny to 61 cents. The world balance sheet was up 0.65 million bales to 77.04.

USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning tallied 319,580 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of 4/2. New crop business was just 14,051 RB in that week, the lowest since early January. Shipments were a 3-week low at 342,744 RB. 

The Seam showed 1,751 bales sold on Wednesday at an average of 67.87 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was 30 points lower on 4/7 at 82.25 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on April 8, with the certified stocks level at 128,213 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by 252 poi... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Cotton #2
Contract Size
50,000 pounds (approximately 100 bales)
Tick Size
0.01 cent per pound ($5.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$500
Expiration Date
04/23/26 (14 days)

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CME Cotton #2 May '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
0.6514 +12.47%
on 03/12/26
0.7326 unch
on 04/09/26
+0.0864 (+13.37%)
since 03/09/26
3-Month
0.6304 +16.21%
on 02/06/26
0.7326 unch
on 04/09/26
+0.0735 (+11.15%)
since 01/09/26
52-Week
0.6304 +16.21%
on 02/06/26
0.7326 unch
on 04/09/26
+0.0288 (+4.09%)
since 04/09/25

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Crop Production - 2026-04-09

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 0.7167
2nd Resistance Point 0.7167
1st Resistance Point 0.7167
Last Price 0.7326
1st Support Level 0.7167
2nd Support Level 0.7167
3rd Support Level 0.7167

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52-Week High 0.7326
Last Price 0.7326
Fibonacci 61.8% 0.6936
Fibonacci 50% 0.6815
Fibonacci 38.2% 0.6694
52-Week Low 0.6304

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