The cotton market is trading 2 to 72 points higher to round out the week. Crude oil futures had a volatile night, and are back up 33 cents at midday, with the morning lows more than $4 off the overnight highs. That was after after reports of several presumed Israeli...
The cotton market is trading higher to round out the week, with gains of 13 to 63 points this morning. Futures posted 7 to 113 point losses on Thursday. The death spiral liquidation continues for May, down 146 points, as longs get out before deliveries, with rest of the contracts...
The cotton market posted 7 to 113 point losses on Thursday. The death spiral liquidation continues for May, down 146 points, as longs get out before deliveries, with rest of the contracts following along. The US dollar index was up 226 points on the day, with crude oil back up...
The cotton market is down 59 to 168 points across most contracts on Thursday. The death spiral liquidation continues for May, as longs get out before deliveries, with rest of the contracts following along. The US dollar index is up 141 points at midday, with crude oil back up 141...
Overnight trade has cotton futures down another 36to 79 points. Wednesday trade in the cotton market had futures continuing the slide, with losses of 30 to 173 points, left by the nearbys. Pressure was coming from the crude oil side of things, with futures down $2.50. The US dollar index...
Wednesday trade in the cotton market had futures continuing the slide, with losses of 30 to 173 points, left by the nearbys. Pressure was coming from the crude oil side of things, with futures down $2.50. The US dollar index was also lower, down 295 points. ICE certified cotton stocks...
Midday action in the cotton market is showing losses of 48 to 198 points so far on Wednesday, as the trend remains lower. Pressure is being felt from the crude oil side of things, with futures down $2.79 at midday. ICE certified cotton stocks were up another 2,269 bales on...
Cotton futures are down 36 to 89 points following overnight action. The closing bell in the cotton market had futures down 51 to 251 points. The outside market had little impact, as WTI crude oil was up 17 cents, with the US dollar index up 187 points. Cotton planting in...
The closing bell in the cotton market had futures down 51 to 251 points. The outside market had little impact, as WTI crude oil was up 17 cents, with the US dollar index up 187 points. Cotton planting in the two major cotton growing states is off to a slightly...
Midday cotton action has prices back in free fall mode, as contracts are down 154 to 270 points on Tuesday. Cotton planting across the US has now been reported at 8% complete according to NASS, even with the average pace in the last 5 years. That was also 1% ahead...
Cotton futures are trading 59 to 78 points lower so far this morning. Prices saw some strength on Monday, with futures up 16 to 62 points. Crude oil closed with just a 3 cent gain, as Israel signaled possible retaliation over the weekend’s strike from Iran. The US dollar index...
Cotton futures saw some strength on Monday, with futures up 16 to 62 points. Crude oil closed with just a 3 cent gain, as Israel signaled possible retaliation over the weekend’s strike from Iran. The US dollar index was up 168 points. Cotton planting across the US has now been...
Cotton futures are recovering from last week’s continued drop, as contract are up 43 to 98 points on the day so far. That is in spite of crude oil down $1.12 and a slightly stronger US dollar index. Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed spec fund longs with a...
Cotton is trading 83 to 131 points higher following overnight action. Futures were down 17 to 75 points in most contracts on Friday’s close. Crude oil backed off the early strength to close with gains of just 44 cents. Oil had a muted reaction to rising Middle East tensions over...
Cotton futures were down 17 to 75 points in most contracts on Friday’s close. Crude oil backed off the early strength to close with gains of just 44 cents. The US dollar index was up 756 points on the day. The Cotton On-Call report from CFTC showed unfixed call sales...