COT Report: COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18
Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S. (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for COTTON NO. 2 is as of 2026-08-18. COT reports are released each Friday (except for U.S. holidays) by the CFTC. Each COT report release includes data from the previous Tuesday.
COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S. (CONTRACTS OF 50,000 POUNDS)
CFTC Code: #033661
Open Interest: 361,871 Total Changes: +12,501 Total Traders: 357
CFTC Code: #033661
Open Interest: 361,871 Total Changes: +12,501 Total Traders: 357
AS OF: 2026-08-18
| Long | Short | Spread | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | |
| Producer/Merchant/ Processor/User |
43,860 +561 |
12.1% | 40 | 203,249 +9,951 |
56.2% | 52 | |||
| Swap Dealers | 64,357 +366 |
17.8% | 25 | 24,169 -3,349 |
6.7% | 14 | 19,667 +3,309 |
5.4% | 15 |
| Managed Money | 92,005 +5,866 |
25.4% | 98 | 19,333 -26 |
5.3% | 24 | 38,123 +775 |
10.5% | 62 |
| Other Reportables | 57,393 -195 |
15.9% | 92 | 22,417 +1,304 |
6.2% | 35 | 27,095 +102 |
7.5% | 41 |
| Nonreportable Positions |
19,371 +1,717 |
5.4% | 7,818 +435 |
2.2% | |||||
