Weekly Report Updates and Summaries
CFTC Commitment of Traders Data
Updated through Tuesday, December 17, 2024 (CFTC report released Friday, December 20, 2024).
U.S Export Numbers
Export sales and shipment data from USDA as of Thursday, December 12, 2024.
ICE Cotton Volume and Open Interest
Weekly trend and detailed snapshot of volume and open interest as of Thursday, December 19, 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, December 20 through Thursday, December 26, 2024).
Put and Call Option Example
Updated (through Thursday, December 19) 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 December 11, 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 December 20, 2024.