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Cotton #2 Jul '23 (CTN23)
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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Mixed Close for Cotton Market

July cotton faded into Friday’s close and ended the session 37 points in the red. The other front months stayed higher, though the gains were limited to 27 points. July cotton futures were a net 270 points higher for the week, while Dec was up a net 131 points from Friday to Friday. 

The weekly Commitment of Traders report showed managed money firms switched 3.2k contracts from long to short during the week that ended 5/30. At the settle the group was 1,510 contracts net long on 69k open contracts. Commercial cotton hedgers were adding long hedges through the week which reduced their net short by 8.8k to 49,322 contracts. 

USDA’s weekly Export Sales data showed 267,767 RBs of old crop cotton was booked during the week that ended 5/25. That was a 9-wk high led by sales to China. Old crop commitments were set at 13.03m RBs for the season, which is 15% behind last year’s pace. New crop bookings were 76,561 RBs for a total of 1.685 million. 

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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 1:15p.m.) CST
Exchange
ICE/US
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$3,712/3,375
First Notice Date
06/26/23 (23 days)
Expiration Date
07/07/23 (34 days)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Jul '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 30, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
95,264 (+6,542)
111,125 (-3,614)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
58,770 (-4,770)
44,158 (+2,937)
Producers - Long / Short
39,469 (+4,336)
89,989 (-4,763)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
45,265 (+1,507)
10,606 (+450)
Managed Money - Long / Short
33,787 (-3,083)
33,895 (+3,373)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
24,983 (-1,687)
10,263 (-436)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
78.56 +9.53%
on 05/03/23
87.98 -2.19%
on 05/19/23
+5.68 (+7.07%)
since 05/02/23
3-Month
76.34 +12.72%
on 03/24/23
87.98 -2.19%
on 05/19/23
+1.64 (+1.94%)
since 03/02/23
52-Week
70.50 +22.06%
on 10/31/22
112.73 -23.67%
on 06/10/22
-23.05 (-21.13%)
since 06/02/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 88.63
2nd Resistance Point 87.90
1st Resistance Point 86.97
Last Price 86.05s
1st Support Level 85.31
2nd Support Level 84.58
3rd Support Level 83.65

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52-Week High 112.73
Fibonacci 61.8% 96.60
Fibonacci 50% 91.62
Fibonacci 38.2% 86.63
Last Price 86.05s
52-Week Low 70.50

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