
Cotton futures are trading with 18 to 25 point gains across the front months on Monday, despite mixed outside factors. Crude oil futures are $1.34/barrel higher. The US dollar index is rallying, up $0.896 to $98.295.
Commitment of Traders data showed spec traders adding a total of 1,415 contracts to their net short position as of July 22 to a net 39,879 contracts.