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Cotton #2 Mar '11 (CTH11)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Rally Holding at Midday

Cotton futures are back up 70 to 107 points in the front months at Wednesday’s midday. Crude oil is slipping 87 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.124.

The NOAA 7-day QPF shows dryness continuing across much of TX in the next week, with very light totals in the Gulf and up to an inch of rain in parts of GA.

The Cotlook A Index was up 90 points on Tuesday at 93.70 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were down 1,739 bales on August 4 via decertification, with the certified stocks level at 84,632 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by 84 points last week to 64.66 cents/lb. It is good through Thursday.

Oct 26 Cotton  is at 82.2, up 107 points,

Dec 26 Cotton  is at 83.16, up 70 points,

Mar 27 Cotton  is at 84.88, up 83 points

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this ar... 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
$2,343/2,130
First Notice Date
02/22/11
Expiration Date
03/09/11 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Mar '11
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
116,740 (+3,703)
217,107 (+1,392)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
133,040 (-2,313)
39,509 (-732)
Producers - Long / Short
43,840 (+839)
175,016 (-286)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
55,649 (-306)
24,840 (-1,492)
Managed Money - Long / Short
69,842 (-926)
23,474 (-235)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
63,198 (-1,387)
16,035 (-497)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
177.20 +16.25%
on 02/22/11
227.00 -9.26%
on 03/07/11
+25.41 (+14.07%)
since 02/09/11
3-Month
135.30 +52.25%
on 12/10/10
227.00 -9.26%
on 03/07/11
+70.04 (+51.52%)
since 12/09/10
52-Week
73.50 +180.26%
on 07/23/10
227.00 -9.26%
on 03/07/11
+129.68 (+169.94%)
since 03/09/10

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Cotton Rally Holding at Midday

Cotton futures are back up 70 to 107 points in the front months at Wednesday’s midday. Crude oil is slipping 87 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.124. The NOAA 7-day QPF shows dryness...

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CTV26 : 81.84s (+0.88%)
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CTV26 : 81.84s (+0.88%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 207.32
1st Resistance Point 206.65
Last Price 205.99s
1st Support Level 204.66
2nd Support Level 203.34
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 227.00
Last Price 205.99s
Fibonacci 61.8% 168.36
Fibonacci 50% 150.25
Fibonacci 38.2% 132.14
52-Week Low 73.50

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