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Cotton #2 Mar '23 (CTH23)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Closes Mixed on Friday

Cotton futures were down 10 to 62 points in the front months, with other contracts up 6 to 26 points. July was down 127 points this week, with December up 26 points. The US dollar index was $0.044 lower at $98.925. Crude Oil was a pressure factor, down $1.14/bbl, money was flowing out ahead of the weekend, with the President looking over the proposed agreement between the US and Iran.

Commitment of Traders data showed managed money cutting back 7,845 contracts of futures and options from their net long in cotton as of Tuesday, taking it to 54,200 contracts.

USDA’s Export Sales report from Thursday morning showed 153,622 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of 5/21. That was a 4-week high. Vietnam was the buyer of 48,800 RB, with Pakistan in for 41,300 RB and 24,900 RB sold to China. There was also 112,041 RB in new crop sales in that week, back down from last week. Pakistan was the buyer of 68,300 RB, with 26,100 RB sold to Mexico. Shipments were tallied at 317,706... 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 May 26, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
114,884 (+3,937)
211,635 (-2,857)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
135,684 (-1,594)
48,010 (+3,202)
Producers - Long / Short
40,816 (+1,659)
169,409 (-5,386)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
56,694 (-1,645)
24,852 (-1,394)
Managed Money - Long / Short
77,210 (-5,428)
21,926 (-1,047)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
58,474 (+3,834)
26,084 (+4,249)
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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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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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