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Cotton #2 Jul '26 (CTN26)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Bouncing Early on Friday

Cotton prices action is back up 24 to 40 points on Friday morning. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 22 to 110 points. The US dollar index was $0.275 higher at $98.150. Despite early talk of easing tensions this week, crude oil finished the day with $2.52 gains as reports of explosions were noted in Iran late in the day.

USDA’s Export Sales report from Thursday morning showed 123,349 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of 4/30. That was 13.83% above the same week last year. Pakistan was the buyer of 38,800 RB, with 27,200 RB sold to India. There was also 48,400 RB in new crop sales in that week, most to Guatemala (35,200 RB). Shipments were tallied at 327,531 RB, back down from last week’s 5-week high. Vietnam was the largest destination of 135,000 RB, with 29,600 RB headed to Bangladesh. 

The Seam showed 302 bales sold on 5/6 at an average of 74.00 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 175 points on May 6 at 94.55 cents. ICE certified cotton s... 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
$1,991/1,810
First Notice Date
06/24/26 (47 days)
Expiration Date
07/09/26 (62 days)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Jul '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
105,182 (-3,327)
198,186 (-5,466)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
132,561 (-3,698)
51,620 (-2,072)
Producers - Long / Short
39,040 (-6,227)
168,730 (-5,263)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
60,859 (+4,412)
24,173 (+1,309)
Managed Money - Long / Short
68,127 (+2,300)
31,635 (-2,863)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
64,434 (-5,998)
19,985 (+791)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
72.95 +15.79%
on 04/09/26
84.90 -0.51%
on 05/05/26
+10.89 (+14.80%)
since 04/08/26
3-Month
64.88 +30.19%
on 02/09/26
84.90 -0.51%
on 05/05/26
+19.64 (+30.29%)
since 02/06/26
52-Week
64.69 +30.58%
on 02/06/26
84.90 -0.51%
on 05/05/26
+12.98 (+18.16%)
since 05/08/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Strong Signal Strength.

Relative Strength just crossed above 70%. The market has entered overbought territory.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 86.43
2nd Resistance Point 85.31
1st Resistance Point 84.15
Last Price 84.23
1st Support Level 81.87
2nd Support Level 80.75
3rd Support Level 79.59

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52-Week High 84.90
Last Price 84.23
Fibonacci 61.8% 77.18
Fibonacci 50% 74.79
Fibonacci 38.2% 72.41
52-Week Low 64.69

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