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Cotton #2 Dec '24 (CTZ24)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Manages to Close Monday with Gains

Cotton futures ended the Monday session with contracts up 1 to 10 points. Hurricane Beryl made landfall this morning and is expected to bring along precip amounts of up to 8” in parts of TX before the remnants move north toward MO and IL. 

The NASS Crop Progress report tallied 52% of the US cotton crop squared, 2% above the average, with 19% setting bolls, up 4% from normal. Condition ratings dropped 5% to 45% gd/ex, as the Brugler500 index fell 11 points to 320.

Spec fuds were trimming their net long by 5,866 contracts in the week of July 2 to 30,872 contracts.

ICE certified cotton stocks were left alone on July 5 at 53,790 bales. The Cotlook A Index was down unchanged on July 5 at 82.75 cents/lb. The USDA Average World Price (AWP) was cut by 43 points last week to 57.80 cents/lb on Friday morning. It is effective through this Thursday.

Jul 24 Cotton  closed at 67.32, up 1 point,

Dec 24 Cotton  closed at 71.05, up 7 points,

Mar 25 Cotton  closed... 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
$2,348/2,350
First Notice Date
11/22/24 (136 days)
Expiration Date
12/06/24 (150 days)

Seasonal Chart

Cotton #2 Dec '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 2, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
102,880 (-2,343)
82,852 (+3,471)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
60,058 (-494)
77,379 (-7,148)
Producers - Long / Short
39,804 (-2,971)
66,183 (+2,563)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
57,763 (+118)
11,356 (+398)
Managed Money - Long / Short
30,229 (-1,075)
60,891 (-7,307)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
29,829 (+581)
16,488 (+159)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
70.00 +1.30%
on 06/17/24
75.84 -6.50%
on 06/27/24
-1.98 (-2.72%)
since 06/07/24
3-Month
70.00 +1.30%
on 06/17/24
81.95 -13.47%
on 04/10/24
-10.45 (-12.84%)
since 04/09/24
52-Week
70.00 +1.30%
on 06/17/24
85.25 -16.82%
on 02/28/24
-6.87 (-8.83%)
since 07/07/23

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Cotton Manages to Close Monday with Gains

Cotton futures ended the Monday session with contracts up 1 to 10 points. Hurricane Beryl made landfall this morning and is expected to bring along precip amounts of up to 8” in parts of TX before the...

CTN24 : 67.32s (+0.01%)
CTV24 : 69.49s (+0.01%)
CTZ24 : 70.91 (-0.20%)
Crop Progress

Crop Progress - 2024-07-08

ZSX24 : 1092-4 (-0.64%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 11.1178 (-1.52%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.3722 (+0.29%)
ZSDAUS-BIW.CM : 4,506,573 (unch)
ZSYAUS-BIW.CM : 52.03 (unch)
XSU24 : 3,907s (-0.18%)
XTU24 : 4,700s (-0.34%)
ZCZ24 : 407-2 (-0.12%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 3.8037 (-4.25%)
ZCBAUS.CM : -0.1287 (+2.79%)
XVU24 : 2,465s (-0.28%)
XEU24 : 57.68 (+0.02%)
Sugar Prices Settle Lower on Above-Average Monsoon Rain in India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Monday closed down -0.01 (-0.05%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -14.30 (-2.49%). Sugar prices Monday fell to 1-week lows as above-normal...

SBV24 : 19.93 (-0.99%)
SWV24 : 557.80 (-0.39%)
Coffee Prices Finish Sharply Higher on Risks to Global Coffee Production

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Monday closed up +5.45 (+2.38%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +163 (+3.89%). Coffee prices on Monday rallied sharply, with arabica posting a 1-1/2...

KCU24 : 239.10 (+2.01%)
RMU24 : 4,410 (+1.43%)
Cotton Reverting Lower at Midday

Cotton futures are reversing the early morning gains so far at midday, with futures down 20 to 137 points across the front months. Hurricane Beryl made landfall this morning and is expected to bring along...

CTN24 : 67.32s (+0.01%)
CTV24 : 69.49s (+0.01%)
CTZ24 : 70.91 (-0.20%)
Sugar Prices Pressured by Above-Average Monsoon Rain in India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.09 (-0.45%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -13.20 (-2.30%). Sugar prices today fell to 1-week lows. Above-normal monsoon rain...

SBV24 : 19.93 (-0.99%)
SWV24 : 557.80 (-0.39%)
Sugar Prices Pressured by Above-Average Monsoon Rain in India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.09 (-0.45%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -13.20 (-2.30%). Sugar prices today fell to 1-week lows. Above-normal monsoon rain...

SBV24 : 19.93 (-0.99%)
SWV24 : 557.80 (-0.39%)
Sugar Prices Pressured by Above-Average Monsoon Rain in India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.09 (-0.45%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -13.20 (-2.30%). Sugar prices today fell to 1-week lows. Above-normal monsoon rain...

SBV24 : 19.93 (-0.99%)
SWV24 : 557.80 (-0.39%)
Cocoa Prices Slip on Improved Weather Conditions in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -3 (-0.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -142 (-2.17%). Cocoa prices today are under pressure. Improved weather conditions in West...

CCU24 : 7,885 (+2.34%)
CAU24 : 6,526 (+2.06%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 72.95
2nd Resistance Point 72.46
1st Resistance Point 71.75
Last Price 70.91
1st Support Level 70.55
2nd Support Level 70.06
3rd Support Level 69.35

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52-Week High 85.25
Fibonacci 61.8% 79.42
Fibonacci 50% 77.63
Fibonacci 38.2% 75.83
Last Price 70.91
52-Week Low 70.00

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