Cotton Pressured Lower So Far on Monday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Mon Oct 28, 12:10PM CDT
Cotton on dry branch by Marianne Krohn via Unsplash

Cotton futures are trading with 19 to 21 point losses in the nearbys. The outside markets are a pressure factors, with crude oil falling $4/barrel, as the US dollar index is 13 points higher.

Commitment of Traders data showed spec funds in cotton futures and options trimming 6,470 contracts from their net short as of October 22. That halved the previous position, now at 6,194 contracts as if Tuesday.

The Seam reported 496 bales of online sales on October 25 at an average price of 68.84 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Friday, leaving 174 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was down 100 points on October 25 at 83.25 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was back up 4 points to 59.28 cents/lb on Thursday afternoon. 

Mar 25 Cotton  is at 72.64, down 21 points,

May 25 Cotton  is at 74.2, down 19 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  is at 75.27, down 19 points


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