Cotton: failed at 84.18, short below 80.66Cotton topped at 93.74 at the end of August after a 54% rally from the February low. The top came with a weekly key reversal, and the daily swing chart has been stepping down since: a sharp drop, a lower high near 89 below the 88.70 level (3/8 of the range), then a slide to the 80.80 swing low on Se
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Are Hidden Water Costs Driving Global Cotton Futures?Investors often misunderstand the true volatility of global cotton futures. They typically blame erratic weather patterns or sudden trade tariffs. A new Chatham House study, "The Water Footprints of Global Textiles Trade," points to a deeper catalyst. Every textile carries what researchers call a hi
Will Global Supply Shocks Explode Cotton Prices?Cotton sits at a genuine inflection point, but the case for a durable bottom is more mixed than the headlines suggest. Prices have actually declined roughly 4% over the past month even as they ticked modestly higher into July, and the most recent independent analysis available called the bears still
Cotton LONGBack at historic support and holding.
Hit its .886 Fib level.
Highest volume ever last month.
Rising oil prices may increase demand for cotton as costs for synthetics increase.
Commodity cycle is in full swing.
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3 take profits
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Long Cotton📌 Cotton Futures: Seasonality, Market Drivers & How to Trade
For more than 7,000 years, cotton has been one of humanity’s most important raw materials. Once spun by hand and woven into basic cloth, today cotton is at the core of the global textile industry, used in apparel, home furnishings, indust
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Frequently asked questions
The nearest expiration date for Cotton No. 2 Futures is Oct 8, 2020.
Traders prefer to sell futures contracts when they've already made money on the investment, but still have plenty of time left before the expiration date. Thus, many consider it a good option to sell Cotton No. 2 Futures before Oct 8, 2020.









