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Cotton #2 Mar '26 (CTH26)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Gets a Wednesday Bounce

Cotton 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,

May 26 Cotton  closed at 64.53, up 27 points,

Jul 26 Cotton  closed at 65.58, up 20 points

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder... 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
02/23/26 (68 days)
Expiration Date
03/09/26 (82 days)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar 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
62.97 +0.73%
on 12/16/25
64.95 -2.34%
on 11/28/25
-0.63 (-0.98%)
since 11/17/25
3-Month
62.97 +0.73%
on 12/16/25
69.26 -8.42%
on 09/18/25
-5.77 (-8.34%)
since 09/17/25
52-Week
62.97 +0.73%
on 12/16/25
71.99 -11.89%
on 04/02/25
-7.28 (-10.30%)
since 12/17/24

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Cotton Gets a Wednesday Bounce

Cotton 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...

CTK26 : 64.53s (+0.42%)
CTH26 : 63.43s (+0.52%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
Sugar Prices Pressured by a Weak Brazilian Real

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.06 (-0.40%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -0.70 (-0.17%). Sugar prices settled lower on Wednesday amid weakness...

SBH26 : 14.76s (-0.40%)
^USDBRL : 5.52010 (unch)
SWH26 : 422.30s (-0.17%)
Beneficial Weather in West Africa Weighs on Cocoa Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -20 (-0.33%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -11 (-0.25%). Cocoa prices gave up early gains and settled lower on Wednesday as favorable...

CCH26 : 5,978s (-0.33%)
CAH26 : 4,351s (-0.25%)
Coffee Prices Sink on Favorable Brazil Weather and Brazilian Real Weakness

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -4.70 (-1.33%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed down -136 (-3.460%). Coffee prices extended their two-week-long plunge on Wednesday,...

^USDBRL : 5.52010 (unch)
RMH26 : 3,705s (-3.31%)
KCH26 : 347.40s (-1.33%)
Cotton Bouncing on Wednesday Morning

Cotton are trading with a midweek bounce, as contracts are up 22 to 31 points higher at midday. Crude oil futures are 88 cents per barrel higher at $56.15. The US dollar index is $0.141 higher to $97.935....

CTK26 : 64.53s (+0.42%)
CTH26 : 63.43s (+0.52%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
Sugar Prices Fall as the Brazilian Real Weakens

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.05 (-0.34%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -0.60 (-0.14%). Sugar prices are under pressure today from weakness in the Brazilian...

SBH26 : 14.76s (-0.40%)
^USDBRL : 5.52010 (unch)
SWH26 : 422.30s (-0.17%)
Cocoa Prices Turn Lower on Favorable Weather in West Africa

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -12 (-0.20%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -5 (-0.11%). Cocoa prices gave up early gains and turned lower as favorable weather in West Africa...

CCH26 : 5,978s (-0.33%)
CAH26 : 4,351s (-0.25%)
Coffee Prices Slump on Brazil Rains and Weakness in the Brazilian Real

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -3.70 (-1.05%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -126 (-3.20%). Coffee prices extended their two-week-long slide today, with arabica tumbling...

^USDBRL : 5.52010 (unch)
RMH26 : 3,705s (-3.31%)
KCH26 : 347.40s (-1.33%)
Cotton Bouncing on Wednesday Morning

Cotton price action is up 39 to 48 points so far on Wednesday Futures fell on Tuesday, down 72 to 84 points across the front months at the close. Pressure came from the synthetic market, with crude oil...

CTK26 : 64.53s (+0.42%)
CTH26 : 63.43s (+0.52%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
Cotton Falls Lower on Tuesday

Cotton futures fell on Tuesday, down 72 to 84 points across the front months at the close. Pressure came from the synthetic market, with crude oil futures are $1.65 lower per barrel at $55.17. The US dollar...

CTK26 : 64.53s (+0.42%)
CTH26 : 63.43s (+0.52%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 64.25
2nd Resistance Point 63.98
1st Resistance Point 63.70
Last Price 63.43s
1st Support Level 63.15
2nd Support Level 62.88
3rd Support Level 62.60

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52-Week High 71.99
Fibonacci 61.8% 68.54
Fibonacci 50% 67.48
Fibonacci 38.2% 66.42
Last Price 63.43s
52-Week Low 62.97

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