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Cotton #2 Dec '22 (CTZ22)
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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Futures Limit the Week’s Drop on Friday

Friday’s round of trading lifted the board back up by 2.5% to 4% across the front months. For July, the 323 point rally into Memorial Day weekend only limited the week’s net move to a 337 point loss. Dec cotton was also 335 points weaker from Friday to Friday. The new crop contract is sitting at a net 65 point loss for the month of May. 

The weekly CoT report showed short covering from the cotton spec traders during the week that ended 5/23. That flipped the group back to net long, via a 20.7k contract swing to 7,980 contracts. Commercial hedgers were adding shorts, with a 22k contract stronger net short of 58,131. 

NOAA’s current 5-day QPF map has a storm off the coast of the Carolinas, with as much as 3” of rainfall inland for SC. Eastern GA will catch some, but most of the Southeast will stay dry this weekend. The TX panhandle is also expecting 1 to 2” of rainfall. 

USDA’s weekly Cotton Market Review showed 20,376 bales were sold this week at an average price of... 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
11/23/22
Expiration Date
12/07/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Dec '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 23, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
88,722 (-3,254)
114,739 (+20,908)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
63,540 (+9,360)
41,221 (-11,404)
Producers - Long / Short
35,133 (-5,359)
94,752 (+17,161)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
43,758 (-224)
10,156 (+1,418)
Managed Money - Long / Short
36,870 (+8,161)
30,522 (-12,720)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
26,670 (+1,199)
10,699 (+1,316)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
79.99 +3.28%
on 11/28/22
91.85 -10.06%
on 11/16/22
-4.88 (-5.58%)
since 11/07/22
3-Month
70.21 +17.66%
on 10/31/22
108.10 -23.58%
on 09/12/22
-19.01 (-18.71%)
since 09/07/22
52-Week
70.21 +17.66%
on 10/31/22
133.79 -38.25%
on 05/17/22
-7.17 (-7.99%)
since 12/07/21

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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 82.61
2nd Resistance Point 82.61
1st Resistance Point 82.61
Last Price 82.61s
1st Support Level 82.61
2nd Support Level 82.61
3rd Support Level 82.61

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52-Week High 133.79
Fibonacci 61.8% 109.50
Fibonacci 50% 102.00
Fibonacci 38.2% 94.50
Last Price 82.61s
52-Week Low 70.21

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