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Cotton #2 Mar '26 (CTH26)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Showing Slight Thursday Gains

Cotton futures are up 5 to 7 points so far on Thursday’s midday. Crude oil futures are 50 cents per barrel higher at $56.44. The US dollar index is $0.143 higher to $98.145. 

Export Sales data showed 135,886 RB of cotton sold during the week of 11/27, a 4-week low. Shipments were a 3-week high at 122,094 RB.

Spec traders in cotton futures and options were trimming their net short position during the week ending on December 2 by 2,212 contracts. That took their net short to 59,787 contracts.

Thursday’s online auction from The Seam showed sales of 14,934 bales at an average price of 60.84 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down 90 points on 12/17 at 73.00 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on December 17 with the certified stocks level at 12,396 bales. The Adjusted World Price was updated to 50.39 cents/lb last week. It will be updated again later today.

Mar 26 Cotton  is at 63.5, up 7 points,

May 26 Cotton  is at 64.6, up 7 points,

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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 1:20p.m.) CST
Exchange
ICE/US
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$1,254/1,140
First Notice Date
02/23/26 (67 days)
Expiration Date
03/09/26 (81 days)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 2, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
127,799 (+793)
87,886 (+3,764)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
77,532 (+949)
116,479 (-1,758)
Producers - Long / Short
63,287 (-1,099)
64,150 (+3,969)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
49,831 (+2,459)
9,055 (+362)
Managed Money - Long / Short
39,462 (+1,443)
100,167 (-1,282)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
38,070 (-494)
16,312 (-476)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
62.97 +0.86%
on 12/16/25
64.95 -2.22%
on 11/28/25
-0.88 (-1.37%)
since 11/18/25
3-Month
62.97 +0.86%
on 12/16/25
68.95 -7.89%
on 09/19/25
-5.33 (-7.74%)
since 09/18/25
52-Week
62.97 +0.86%
on 12/16/25
71.99 -11.78%
on 04/02/25
-6.67 (-9.50%)
since 12/18/24

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CTK26 : 64.61s (+0.12%)
CTH26 : 63.51s (+0.13%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.06 (-0.40%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -0.70 (-0.17%). Sugar prices settled lower on Wednesday amid weakness...

SBH26 : 14.48s (-1.90%)
^USDBRL : 5.52360 (+0.04%)
SWH26 : 415.90s (-1.52%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 64.29
2nd Resistance Point 64.04
1st Resistance Point 63.77
Last Price 63.51s
1st Support Level 63.25
2nd Support Level 63.00
3rd Support Level 62.73

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52-Week High 71.99
Fibonacci 61.8% 68.54
Fibonacci 50% 67.48
Fibonacci 38.2% 66.42
Last Price 63.51s
52-Week Low 62.97

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