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CME Cotton #2 May '18 (KGK18)

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CME Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Gains into the Holiday Weekend

May cotton futures kept to a mostly tight range from -26 to +120 points, and finished the day with a 61 point gain. The lead month finished the week with a net 15 point loss, and closed the month of March a net 8.2 cents/lb in the red after setting new highs in Feb. Open interest in March peaked near 130k contracts at the Feb high, but has since slipped to near 110k contracts. December cotton open interest continues to build, now near 80.6k contracts. Dec cotton was up by 65 points on Thursday, finishing out the week with a net 4 point gain and the month with a net 18 point gain. 

FAS data showed cotton bookings were 98.2k RBs for the week that ended 3/21. That was up 8% for the week and was 46% above the 4-wk average. Cotton exports were listed at 360,721 RBs, for a season total of 6.724 million. That is now 2.5% ahead of last year’s pace, with unshipped sales still trailing by 5.7%. New crop sales reached 1.063 million RBs, which is still 22% behind last year’s pace. 

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Contract Specifications

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Contract
Cotton #2
Contract Size
50,000 pounds (approximately 100 bales)
Tick Size
0.01 cent per pound ($5.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$1,650/1,500
First Notice Date
04/23/18
Expiration Date
04/23/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

CME Cotton #2 May '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
0.7964 +4.46%
on 04/04/18
0.8547 -2.67%
on 04/20/18
+0.0136 (+1.66%)
since 03/23/18
3-Month
0.7677 +8.36%
on 02/15/18
0.8547 -2.67%
on 04/20/18
+0.0045 (+0.54%)
since 01/23/18
52-Week
0.6671 +24.70%
on 07/14/17
0.8547 -2.67%
on 04/20/18
+0.0866 (+11.62%)
since 04/21/17

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Cotton Gains into the Holiday Weekend

May cotton futures kept to a mostly tight range from -26 to +120 points, and finished the day with a 61 point gain. The lead month finished the week with a net 15 point loss, and closed the month of March...

CTK24 : 91.38s (+0.67%)
CTN24 : 91.97s (+0.58%)
CTV24 : 87.28s (+0.98%)
Agricultural Prices

Agricultural Prices - 2024-03-28

ZSK24 : 1191-4s (-0.08%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 11.3491 (-0.02%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.5658 (+1.27%)
ZSDAUS-BIW.CM : 4,506,573 (unch)
ZSYAUS-BIW.CM : 52.03 (unch)
XSK24 : 3,791s (-1.07%)
XTK24 : 4,754s (+0.44%)
ZCK24 : 442-0s (+3.57%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2047 (+3.97%)
ZCBAUS.CM : -0.2152 (+3.58%)
XVK24 : 2,400s (+0.54%)
XEU24 : 61.17 (-0.44%)
Cocoa Prices Consolidate Below Record Highs

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Thursday closed down -77 (-0.78%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed up +68 (+0.83%). Cocoa prices on Thursday settled mixed as prices consolidated below Tuesday's...

CCK24 : 9,766s (-0.78%)
CAK24 : 8,276s (+0.83%)
Sugar Prices Advance on Strength in Crude Oil and Possible Reduction in Mexican Sugar Imports

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.33 (+1.49%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed up +6.90 (+1.07%). Sugar prices on Thursday posted moderate gains, with NY sugar...

SBK24 : 22.52s (+1.49%)
SWK24 : 652.50s (+1.07%)
Coffee Prices Close Lower on Brazilian Real Weakness and Increased Vietnam Coffee Exports

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Thursday closed down -1.80 (-0.94%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed down -80 (-2.25%). Coffee prices on Thursday posted moderate losses. Weakness in the Brazilian...

KCK24 : 188.85s (-0.94%)
RMK24 : 3,479s (-2.25%)
^USDBRL : 5.01560 (+0.02%)
Cotton Mostly Higher with Low Acreage Reported

Cotton futures are 70 points off their session highs into midday, following a strong surge out of the NASS data. New crop futures are also up by 21 to 43 points for midday. FAS data showed cotton bookings...

CTK24 : 91.38s (+0.67%)
CTN24 : 91.97s (+0.58%)
CTV24 : 87.28s (+0.98%)
Sugar Rallies on Strength in Crude and a Possible Reduction in Sugar Imports from Mexico

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is up +0.38 (+1.71%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +10.50 (+1.63%). Sugar prices this morning are moderately higher, with NY sugar posting...

SBK24 : 22.52s (+1.49%)
SWK24 : 652.50s (+1.07%)
Cocoa Prices Consolidate Below Tuesday's Record Highs

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is down -112 (-1.14%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +35 (+0.43%). Cocoa prices this morning are mixed as prices consolidate below Tuesday's all-time...

CCK24 : 9,766s (-0.78%)
CAK24 : 8,276s (+0.83%)
Coffee Prices Slip on Brazilian Real Weakness and Increased Vietnam Coffee Exports

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) this morning is down -2.25 (-1.18%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is down -69 (-1.94%). Coffee prices this morning are trading lower. Weakness in the Brazilian real...

KCK24 : 188.85s (-0.94%)
RMK24 : 3,479s (-2.25%)
Grain Stocks

Grain Stocks - 2024-03-28

ZSK24 : 1191-4s (-0.08%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 11.3491 (-0.02%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.5658 (+1.27%)
ZSDAUS-BIW.CM : 4,506,573 (unch)
ZSYAUS-BIW.CM : 52.03 (unch)
XSK24 : 3,791s (-1.07%)
XTK24 : 4,754s (+0.44%)
ZCK24 : 442-0s (+3.57%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2047 (+3.97%)
ZCBAUS.CM : -0.2152 (+3.58%)
XVK24 : 2,400s (+0.54%)
XEU24 : 61.17 (-0.44%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 0.8319
1st Resistance Point 0.8319
Last Price 0.8319s
1st Support Level 0.8319
2nd Support Level 0.8319
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 0.8547
Last Price 0.8319s
Fibonacci 61.8% 0.7830
Fibonacci 50% 0.7609
Fibonacci 38.2% 0.7388
52-Week Low 0.6671

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