Cotton futures are mostly lower on Monday, with contracts down 30 to 35 points so far at midday. The US dollar index is down $0.224 on the day to $97.600, with crude oil futures falling $2.41. Commitment of Traders data showed the managed money crowd in cotton futures and options increasing their bearish bet as of September 23rd by 2,943 contracts, taking their net short to 62,004 contracts. More News from Barchart Friday’s online auction from The Seam showed 1,187 sales at an average price of 62.46 cen ...

Cotton futures posted gains heading into the weekend as contracts were mostly steady to 12 points higher. December was up 11 points this week. The US dollar index was back down $0.370 on the day to $97.845, with crude oil futures 22 cents higher. Commitment of Traders data showed the managed money crowd in cotton futures and options increasing their bearish bet as of September 23rd by 2,943 contracts, taking their net short to 62,004 contracts. More News from Barchart Export Sales data from Thursday sho ...

Cotton futures are trading with slight gains on Friday, as in delivery October is down 21 points. The US dollar index is back down $0.335 on the day to $97.880, with crude oil futures 83 cents higher. Export Sales data from Thursday showed a total of 4.059 million RB of cotton sold by 9/18, which is down 18% from a year ago. That is 37% of the USDA export number and lags the 53% average pace. More News from Barchart Thursday’s online auction from The Seam showed 1,561 sales at an average price of 59.3 c ...

Cotton futures are trading with Thursday losses of 1 to 42 points across most contracts. The outside markets are pressure factors, as the US dollar index is back up $0.582 on the day to $98.100 with crude oil futures 28 cents lower. Export Sales data from this morning showed just 86,094 RB of cotton sold in the week of 9/18, a marketing year low. Shipments were a 3-week high at 137,223 RB. More News from Barchart Tuesday’s online auction from The Seam showed 444 sales at an average price of 65.48 cents/ ...

Cotton futures posted losses on Wednesday, with contracts falling 45 to 50 points in the front months. The outside markets were mixed, as the US dollar index was back up $0.617 on the day to $97.510 with crude oil futures $1.40 higher. Tuesday’s online auction from The Seam showed 910 sales at an average price of 62,86 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged at 77.85 cents on September 23. ICE cotton stocks were again steady on 9/22, with the certified stocks level at 15,474 bales. USDA’s Adjusted Wor ...

Cotton futures are trading with 30 to 58 point gains on the Wednesday session. Today is first notice day for October. The outside markets are mixed, as the US dollar index is back up $0.627 on the day to $97.520 with crude oil futures $1.39 higher. Tuesday’s online auction from The Seam showed 910 sales at an average price of 62,86 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged at 77.85 cents on September 23. ICE cotton stocks were again steady on 9/22, with the certified stocks level at 15,474 bales. USDA’s ...

Cotton futures are trading with contracts down 3 to 5 points at Monday’s midday, with October down 64 points. The US dollar index is back $0.230 on the day to $97.040 and crude oil futures $0.28 lower. The weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report indicated managed money trimming their net short in cotton futures and options by 9,844 contracts to 59,061 contracts by September 16. More News from Barchart The Cotlook A Index was down another 25 points at 78.40 cents on September 19. ICE cotton stocks were ...

Cotton futures closed Friday with losses of 25 to 61 points in the front months, as December was down 54 points this week. The outside markets were pressure factors, with the US dollar index up another $0.334 on the day to $97.305 and crude oil futures $0.93 lower. The weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report indicated managed money trimming their net short in cotton futures and options by 9,844 contracts to 59,061 contracts by September 16. More News from Barchart USDA tallied upland cotton export busi ...

Cotton futures are trading with Thursday midday losses of 56 to 93 points. The US dollar index was up $0.540 on the day to $97.060, with crude oil futures $0.36 lower. USDA tallied upland cotton export business at 186,108 RB for the week that ended on September 11. Shipments were pegged at a 3-week low of 120,493 RB. More News from Barchart The Seam reported 4,975 bales sold on Wednesday at an average price of 65.23 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 100 points at 79.10 cents on September 17. ICE cott ...

Cotton futures were weaker on Wednesday, with contracts down 37 to 53 points across the nearbys. The US dollar index was up $0.392 on the day to $96.640. The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points, as expected on Wednesday. Crude oil futures were $0.59 lower. The Seam reported 909 bales sold on Tuesday at an average price of 63.60 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged at 78.10 cents on September 16. ICE cotton stocks were again steady on 9/16, with the certified stocks level at 15,474 bales. USDA’s Adjust ...