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Cotton #2 Mar '23 (CTH23)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Rallies into the End of the Month

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts 53 to 112 points. December managed to close the week with a 181 point gains. Crude oil was back up $3.21 per barrel, with the US dollar index back up $0.016. 

Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money spec funds in cotton futures and options trimming back 799 contracts to their net long in the week ending on Tuesday to 52,410 contracts.

Export Sales data has accumulated export business at 12.032 million RB, which is 102% of the USDA export projection. Accumulated shipments are 10.908 million RB, or 93% of the USDA number and lags the 96% shipping pace from last year. New crop business at 2.879 million RB is 36.72% above the same period last year. 

The Cotlook A Index was down another 100 points Thursday at 88.75 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on July 30, with the certified stocks level at 90,699 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by 84 points on Thursday to... 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
02/22/23
Expiration Date
03/09/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Mar '23
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
79.80 +3.13%
on 02/21/23
86.73 -5.11%
on 02/13/23
-3.20 (-3.74%)
since 02/09/23
3-Month
78.80 +4.44%
on 12/13/22
89.65 -8.20%
on 12/21/22
+1.35 (+1.67%)
since 12/09/22
52-Week
70.10 +17.40%
on 10/31/22
127.80 -35.60%
on 05/17/22
-15.79 (-16.10%)
since 03/09/22

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Cotton Rallies into the End of the Month

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Cotton Holding onto Gains at Friday’s Midday

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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 82.30
2nd Resistance Point 82.30
1st Resistance Point 82.30
Last Price 82.30s
1st Support Level 82.30
2nd Support Level 82.30
3rd Support Level 82.30

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52-Week High 127.80
Fibonacci 61.8% 105.76
Fibonacci 50% 98.95
Fibonacci 38.2% 92.14
Last Price 82.30s
52-Week Low 70.10

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