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Cotton #2 Dec '23 (CTZ23)
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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Red Close for Friday Cotton Market

Cotton started the Friday session with an attempted bounce, but flipped back to red for the day. The additional 47 to 56 point losses on Friday left the front months lower for the week’s move. December was down 56 points on the day and a net 53 points for the week. 

The weekly Commitment of Traders report showed managed money traders closed more longs than shorts during the week that ended 9/19. That reduced their net long by 245 contracts, on 4.2k less OI, to 46,709. The commercial hedgers added 9.3k new hedges on both sides, for little change to their 95.4k contract net short. 

NOAA’s updated 7-day QPF has some moisture for the cotton fields. E. TX will see more than 1” as will W. MS. The heaviest rainfall from that system is in W. OK with accumulations near 3”. Separately, the tropical storm along the East Coast has rain for NC. Alabama, GA, TN, and most of SC will stay drier with rainfall topping out near 1”. 

USDA had 102,824 bales classed during the week, wit... 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 1:15p.m.) CST
Exchange
ICE/US
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$3,712/3,375
First Notice Date
11/24/23 (61 days)
Expiration Date
12/06/23 (73 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 12, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
96,890 (+2,586)
157,077 (-4,013)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
86,922 (-4,171)
35,540 (+857)
Producers - Long / Short
37,613 (+3,464)
129,507 (-4,372)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
50,750 (-815)
19,043 (+422)
Managed Money - Long / Short
64,078 (-4,128)
17,761 (+1,031)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
22,844 (-43)
17,779 (-174)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
84.30 +1.91%
on 08/23/23
90.00 -4.54%
on 09/01/23
+1.55 (+1.84%)
since 08/22/23
3-Month
76.81 +11.85%
on 06/27/23
90.00 -4.54%
on 09/01/23
+5.76 (+7.19%)
since 06/22/23
52-Week
69.91 +22.89%
on 10/31/22
90.00 -4.54%
on 09/01/23
+5.38 (+6.68%)
since 09/22/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 88.86
2nd Resistance Point 88.12
1st Resistance Point 87.02
Last Price 85.91s
1st Support Level 85.18
2nd Support Level 84.44
3rd Support Level 83.34

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52-Week High 90.00
Last Price 85.91s
Fibonacci 61.8% 82.33
Fibonacci 50% 79.96
Fibonacci 38.2% 77.58
52-Week Low 69.91

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