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Cotton #2 Dec '20 (CTZ20)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Showing Thursday AM Losses

Cotton prices action is down 10 to 15 points early on Thursday. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 20 to 33 points on the day. Crude oil futures were $1.63 per barrel higher at $56.90. The US dollar index was $0.201 higher to $97.995. 

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.

Tuesday’s online auction from The Seam showed sales of 5,155 bales at an average price of 61.24 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 5 points on 12/15 at 73.90 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were down 78 bales on December 16 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 on Thursday.

Mar 26 Cotton  closed at 63.43, up 33 points, currently down 13 points

May 26 Cotton  closed at 64.53, up 27 points, currently down 14 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
11/23/20
Expiration Date
12/08/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Dec '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec 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
68.22 +2.87%
on 11/13/20
72.70 -3.47%
on 11/23/20
+1.56 (+2.27%)
since 11/06/20
3-Month
63.40 +10.69%
on 09/09/20
72.70 -3.47%
on 11/23/20
+6.16 (+9.62%)
since 09/08/20
52-Week
50.18 +39.86%
on 04/02/20
73.00 -3.86%
on 01/13/20
+2.54 (+3.76%)
since 12/06/19

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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 N/A
2nd Resistance Point 70.18
1st Resistance Point 70.18
Last Price 70.18s
1st Support Level 70.18
2nd Support Level 70.18
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 73.00
Last Price 70.18s
Fibonacci 61.8% 64.28
Fibonacci 50% 61.59
Fibonacci 38.2% 58.90
52-Week Low 50.18

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