Weekly Report Updates and Summaries
CFTC Commitment of Traders Data
Commitment of Traders data as of Tuesday, September 21, 2021 (CFTC report released Friday, September 24, 2021).
U.S Export Numbers
Lagged export sales and shipment data through the week ending Thursday, September 16, 2021
ICE Cotton Volume and Open Interest
Weekly trend and detailed snapshot of volume and open interest as of Thursday September 23, 2021.
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 September 24 through Thursday September 30, 2021).
Put Option and Call Option Examples
Updated (through Thursday, September 23, 2021) put and call option premium values as part of hedging examples.
Supply/Demand Data and Price Forecasts
USDA WASDE Supply/Demand Numbers
Posted latest USDA Supply and Demand numbers as of September 10, 2021
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, September 23, 2021.