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Cotton #2 Mar '23 (CTH23)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

CottonCotton Holding Midday Gains Following Export Sales Report

Cotton futures are posting Thursday gains of 15 to 18 points at midday. The outside markets are trading mixed. The US dollar index is up 284 points, with crude oil futures back up 77 cents/barrel.

Export Sales data showed 2024/25 upland cotton bookings totaling 318,516 RB in the week of 11/14, a MY high. Vietnam was the buyer of 141,600 RB, with Pakistan buying 55,300 RB. Another 16,016 RB was sold for 2025/26. Shipments were 148,215 RB, which was the third largest this MY. The largest destination was Vietnam as 26,100 RB was headed their way, with 25,700 RB to Pakistan.

The Seam reported 5,442 bales of online sales on November 20 at an average price of 64.93 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged again on Wednesday, at 13,274 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 25 points on 11/02 at 79.70 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was back up 24 points last week to 58.20 cents/lb. It will be updated later this afternoon.

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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
$2,062/1,875
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 Nov 12, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
122,036 (-3,425)
110,228 (-3,123)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
63,281 (-1,155)
74,767 (-2,110)
Producers - Long / Short
58,248 (+3,047)
87,551 (+3,120)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
51,044 (-1,174)
9,933 (-945)
Managed Money - Long / Short
42,029 (+845)
56,901 (+4,449)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
21,252 (-2,000)
17,866 (-6,559)
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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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