Weekly Report Updates and Summaries
CFTC Commitment of Traders Data
Updated through Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (CFTC report released Friday, November 8, 2024).
U.S Export Numbers
Export sales and shipment data from USDA as of Thursday, October 31, 2024.
ICE Cotton Volume and Open Interest
Weekly trend and detailed snapshot of volume and open interest as of Thursday, October 24, 2024.
Marketing
Basic Marketing Article
Updated discussion of U.S. cotton loan program with current official A-Index and AWP values for the on-line article entitled Basic Marketing of Texas Cotton: Forward Contracts, Cash Sales, Marketing Pools, and the USDA Loan Program (official numbers for Friday, November 8 through Thursday, November 14, 2024).
Put and Call Option Example
Updated (through Thursday, November 7) put and call option premium values as hedging examples.
Supply/Demand Data and Price Forecasts
USDA WASDE Supply/Demand Numbers
Posted latest USDA Supply and Demand numbers as of November 8, 2024
Technical Indicators and Moving Averages of Nearby ICE Cotton Futures
Updated graphs of short and long term moving averages of nearby ICE cotton futures settlement prices, as of Friday November 8, 2024.