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Cotton #2 Dec '24 (CTZ24)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Slipping on Friday

Cotton futures are trading with 9 to 11 point losses at midday. Crude oil futures are up 68 cents per barrel at $59.87. The US dollar index up $0.108 at $98.230. The markets will be off on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. They will open back up on Monday evening. 

Export Sales data has cotton export commitments at 6.937 million RB, which is 14% below last year. That is 60% of the USDA projection for exports and well behind the 79% average sales pace. Exports are 3.142 million RB, which is 27% of USDA’s estimate and lagging the 32% average shipping pace. 

The January 15 online auction from The Seam showed sales of 59.12 cents/lb on 11,430 bales. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged on 1/15 at 75.05 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on Thursday with the certified stocks level at 11,029 bales. The Adjusted World Price was updated to 51.17 cents/lb on Thursday, up 20 points from the week prior.

Mar 26 Cotton  is at 64.6, down 11 points, 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
$1,254/1,140
First Notice Date
11/22/24
Expiration Date
12/06/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Dec '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 6, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
139,812 (+5,756)
114,953 (+10,992)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
81,409 (+247)
110,329 (-1,790)
Producers - Long / Short
73,691 (+5,197)
83,117 (+7,344)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
48,941 (-1,296)
14,656 (+1,793)
Managed Money - Long / Short
41,132 (-3,050)
88,324 (-4,414)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
40,277 (+3,297)
22,005 (+2,624)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
66.00 +8.18%
on 11/19/24
73.70 -3.12%
on 11/27/24
+1.71 (+2.45%)
since 11/06/24
3-Month
66.00 +8.18%
on 11/19/24
74.55 -4.23%
on 09/24/24
+3.52 (+5.19%)
since 09/06/24
52-Week
66.00 +8.18%
on 11/19/24
85.25 -16.25%
on 02/28/24
-6.01 (-7.76%)
since 12/06/23

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Cotton Slipping on Friday

Cotton futures are trading with 9 to 11 point losses at midday. Crude oil futures are up 68 cents per barrel at $59.87. The US dollar index up $0.108 at $98.230. The markets will be off on Monday for the...

CTK26 : 66.18 (-0.14%)
CTH26 : 64.61 (-0.15%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
Fund Short Covering Lifts Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.37 (+2.54%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +9.90 (+2.37%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on fund short covering ahead of a three-day...

SBH26 : 14.96s (+2.68%)
SWH26 : 428.40s (+2.44%)
Cocoa Prices Rebound as Global Demand Not as Weak as Feared

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +104 (+2.09%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is up +67 (+1.84%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today as a smaller-than-expected decline in Asian cocoa grindings...

CCH26 : 5,076s (+2.22%)
CAH26 : 3,712s (+1.70%)
Elevated Rain Prospects for Brazil Weigh on Coffee Prices

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -1.30 (-0.36%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is down -7 (-0.17%). Coffee prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower after updated weather forecasts...

RMH26 : 4,000s (-0.07%)
KCH26 : 355.30s (-0.78%)
Cotton Ticking Slightly Higher on Friday Morning

Cotton price action is up 3 to 6 cents so far on Friday morning. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 22 to 28 points. Crude oil futures were down $2.74 per barrel at $59.28. The US...

CTK26 : 66.18 (-0.14%)
CTH26 : 64.61 (-0.15%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
Cotton Faces Outside Pressure to Close Thursday with Weakness

Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 22 to 28 points. Crude oil futures were down $2.74 per barrel at $59.28. The US dollar index was down $0.248 at $98.155. Export Sales data...

CTK26 : 66.18 (-0.14%)
CTH26 : 64.61 (-0.15%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
Sugar Prices Decline as India Ramps Up Sugar Production

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.11 (-0.75%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -2.70 (-0.64%). Sugar prices extended this week's sell-off on Thursday, with...

SBH26 : 14.96s (+2.68%)
SWH26 : 428.40s (+2.44%)
Weak Global Demand Hammers Cocoa Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Thursday closed down -124 (-2.44%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -86 (-2.30%). This week's slump in cocoa prices continued on Thursday, with NY cocoa sinking...

CCH26 : 5,076s (+2.22%)
CAH26 : 3,712s (+1.70%)
Limited Rain Chances in Brazil Boost Coffee Prices

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Thursday closed up +2.10 (+0.59%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed up +48 (+1.21%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher after...

DXY00 : 99.426 (+0.11%)
RMH26 : 4,000s (-0.07%)
KCH26 : 355.30s (-0.78%)
Cotton Feeling Outside Pressure on Thursday

Cotton futures are back down 8 to 14 points at Thursday’s midday. Crude oil futures are down $2.97 per barrel at $59.05. The US dollar index was down $0.248 at $98.155. Export Sales data showed a total...

CTK26 : 66.18 (-0.14%)
CTH26 : 64.61 (-0.15%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 71.40
2nd Resistance Point 71.40
1st Resistance Point 71.40
Last Price 71.40s
1st Support Level 71.40
2nd Support Level 71.40
3rd Support Level 71.40

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52-Week High 85.25
Fibonacci 61.8% 77.90
Fibonacci 50% 75.63
Fibonacci 38.2% 73.35
Last Price 71.40s
52-Week Low 66.00

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