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Cotton #2 Mar '18 (CTH18)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Pushing Back Higher on Thursday

Cotton futures are trading with 180 to 213 point gains on Thursday. The dollar index is back up 133 points, with crude oil futures $1.42/barrel lower. 

Export Sales data showed cotton bookings at 106,801 RB in the week that ended on September 12. That was a 4-week low, but slightly above the same week last year. Vietnam was the buyer of 51,600 RB, with 24,500 MT sold to Pakistan. Export shipments were 130,049 RB, which was back up 9.16% from the previous year. Pakistan was the largest destination of 40,200 RB with 17,600RB headed to Vietnam.

The Seam reported 428 online cash cotton bale sales on September 18, averaging 61.65 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on September 18, leaving 265 bales of cert stocks. The Cotlook A Index was back down 70 points on September 18 at 83.75 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was slashed by 127 points last week to 56 cents/lb. It will be updated later today.

Dec 24 Cotton  is at 73.4, up 213 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
$2,304/2,095
First Notice Date
02/22/18
Expiration Date
03/07/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
119,956 (+4,764)
71,146 (-4,913)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
52,919 (-468)
99,030 (+7,489)
Producers - Long / Short
59,445 (+4,070)
54,799 (-4,085)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
51,394 (+533)
7,230 (-989)
Managed Money - Long / Short
26,584 (-2,044)
75,870 (+5,516)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
26,335 (+1,576)
23,160 (+1,973)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
75.11 +12.10%
on 02/15/18
87.75 -4.05%
on 03/06/18
+8.24 (+10.85%)
since 02/07/18
3-Month
72.76 +15.72%
on 12/12/17
87.75 -4.05%
on 03/06/18
+9.97 (+13.43%)
since 12/07/17
52-Week
65.94 +27.69%
on 07/14/17
87.75 -4.05%
on 03/06/18
+8.94 (+11.88%)
since 03/07/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 84.20
1st Resistance Point 84.20
Last Price 84.20s
1st Support Level 84.20
2nd Support Level 84.20
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 87.75
Last Price 84.20s
Fibonacci 61.8% 79.42
Fibonacci 50% 76.85
Fibonacci 38.2% 74.27
52-Week Low 65.94

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