Cotton No. 2 COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · report date 2026-07-21 (released Jul 24, 2026) · next report expected Jul 31, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
As of the Jul 21, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net long 95,112 Cotton No. 2 futures contracts (down 335 week-over-week), commercials are net short 102,678, and open interest is 317,825 contracts.
95,112
Large speculators net
-102,678
Commercials net
95.7
COT index (3-year)
317,825
Open interest
Positioning — week of 2026-07-21
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 95,112 | -335 | 29.9% | 95.4 | 95.7 | 95.7 |
| Commercials | -102,678 | +2,600 | -32.3% | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Small traders | 7,566 | -2,265 | 2.4% | 50.1 | 58.8 | 59.6 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Net positions since 1986
Disaggregated breakdown — week of 2026-07-21
| Category | Net position | Weekly change |
|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -132,301 | +1,602 |
| Swap dealers | 29,623 | +998 |
| Managed money | 47,059 | +3,133 |
| Other reportables | 48,053 | -3,468 |
| Small traders | 7,566 | -2,265 |
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | 317,825 | 95,112 | -335 | -102,678 | +2,600 | 7,566 |
| 2026-07-14 | 322,307 | 95,447 | +7,019 | -105,278 | -9,739 | 9,831 |
| 2026-07-07 | 318,052 | 88,428 | +10,580 | -95,539 | -12,017 | 7,111 |
| 2026-06-30 | 305,708 | 77,848 | -5,710 | -83,522 | +6,932 | 5,674 |
| 2026-06-23 | 302,703 | 83,558 | +4,881 | -90,454 | -5,975 | 6,896 |
| 2026-06-16 | 306,642 | 78,677 | +2,720 | -84,479 | -2,562 | 5,802 |
| 2026-06-09 | 324,979 | 75,957 | -9,249 | -81,917 | +11,504 | 5,960 |
| 2026-06-02 | 345,818 | 85,206 | -2,468 | -93,421 | +3,330 | 8,215 |
| 2026-05-26 | 331,157 | 87,674 | -4,796 | -96,751 | +6,794 | 9,077 |
| 2026-05-19 | 329,298 | 92,470 | -9,919 | -103,545 | +13,614 | 11,075 |
| 2026-05-12 | 335,218 | 102,389 | +1,707 | -117,159 | -2,228 | 14,770 |
| 2026-05-05 | 332,623 | 100,682 | +19,741 | -114,931 | -21,927 | 14,249 |
| 2026-04-28 | 323,836 | 80,941 | -1,626 | -93,004 | +2,139 | 12,063 |
| 2026-04-21 | 329,774 | 82,567 | +12,817 | -95,143 | -13,449 | 12,576 |
| 2026-04-14 | 328,443 | 69,750 | +8,393 | -81,694 | -11,851 | 11,944 |
| 2026-04-07 | 346,121 | 61,357 | +12,970 | -69,843 | -11,895 | 8,486 |
| 2026-03-31 | 347,695 | 48,387 | +26,120 | -57,948 | -28,974 | 9,561 |
| 2026-03-24 | 327,959 | 22,267 | +6,042 | -28,974 | -5,252 | 6,707 |
| 2026-03-17 | 341,326 | 16,225 | +37,256 | -23,722 | -42,072 | 7,497 |
| 2026-03-10 | 329,892 | -21,031 | +7,066 | 18,350 | -6,173 | 2,681 |
| 2026-03-03 | 328,391 | -28,097 | +873 | 24,523 | -804 | 3,574 |
| 2026-02-24 | 320,823 | -28,970 | +26,763 | 25,327 | -29,062 | 3,643 |
| 2026-02-17 | 338,635 | -55,733 | -4,407 | 54,389 | +4,322 | 1,344 |
| 2026-02-10 | 360,578 | -51,326 | -8,582 | 50,067 | +7,669 | 1,259 |
| 2026-02-03 | 380,025 | -42,744 | -3,777 | 42,398 | +3,750 | 346 |
| 2026-01-27 | 362,629 | -38,967 | -13,143 | 38,648 | +15,233 | 319 |
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Contract facts
(CONTRACTS OF 50,000 POUNDS)
Contract unit (CFTC)
CT
Ticker
ICE US
Exchange
033661
CFTC contract code
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Cotton No. 2 futures?
- As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 95,112 contracts in Cotton No. 2 futures.
- How current is this Cotton No. 2 COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-07-21 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-07-24. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Cotton No. 2 COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/cotton.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 033661. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.