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Cotton Falls Back on Thursday

Cotton futures found some weakness on Thursday, with contracts down 21 to 103 points across the board. Crude oil was down $1 on the day to $95.32, with the US dollar index down $0.870 to $99.22. The Export Sales report from Thursday morning showed a total of 196,691 RB of...

Barchart · Mar 19

Cotton Showing Weakness on Thursday

Cotton futures are trading with losses of 57 to 95 points on Thursday’s midday. Crude oil is up $2.73 to $99.05, with the US dollar index down $0.393 to $99.480. The Export Sales report from Thursday morning showed a total of 196,691 RB of cotton sold in the week of...

Barchart · Mar 19

Cotton Slipping Back on Thursday Morning

Cotton prices are down 20 to 40 points early on Thursday morning. Futures crept lower into the Wednesday close, as contracts were down 1 to 18 points on the session. Crude oil was back up $3.61 to $99.82, with the US dollar index up $0.725 to $100.055. The Seam showed...

Barchart · Mar 19

Cotton Rally on Monday

Cotton posted Monday gains of 206 to 234 points across the front months at the close, as traders came out of the weekend with a better feeling on the Chinese situation. Crude oil was down $4.49 to $94.22, with the US dollar index down $0.894 to $99.468. US Treasury Secretary...

Barchart · Mar 16

Cotton Rallying on Monday

Cotton futures are trading with 158 to 255 gains so far on Monday. Crude oil is down $3.19 to $95.51, with the US dollar index down $0.362 to $100.00. US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Chinese counterparts met this weekend in Paris to prep for the meeting between President Trump and...

Barchart · Mar 16

Cotton Posts Friday Rally

Cotton futures posted Friday gains of as little as 7 points in some deferreds, with front months up as much as 74 points. May was up 165 points on the week.. Crude oil was up $3.57 to $99.30, with the US dollar index up $0.776 to $100.530. CFTC data from...

Barchart · Mar 13

Cotton Rallying at Midday

Cotton futures are showing 50 to 85 point losses across most contracts on Friday. Crude oil is up $1.19 to $96.92, with the US dollar index up $0.601 to $100.355. Export Sales data has total cotton export commitments at 9.157 million RB, which is down 10% from last year. That...

Barchart · Mar 13

Cotton Rallying on Friday

Cotton prices are up 60 to 87 points on Friday morning. Futures saw mostly higher trade at Thursday’s close, as may was the exception down 3 points, with the rest up 7 to 25 points. Crude oil was up $9.15 to $96.40, with the US dollar index up $0.535 to...

Barchart · Mar 13

Gold Crash Alert: Why Prices Suddenly Fell Today

When global tensions rise, investors usually move toward safe-haven assets like Gold and Silver. That is why the recent market reaction surprised many observers. Even as tensions between Iran and Israel intensified, gold prices moved downward instead of rising. The April futures contract on COMEX dropped sharply, catching investors off…

MyLifeXP · Mar 13

Cotton Closes with Slight Gains on Thursday

Cotton futures saw mostly higher trade at Thursday’s close, as may was the exception down 3 points, with the rest up 7 to 25 points. Crude oil was up $9.15 to $96.40, with the US dollar index up $0.535 to 99.760. Export Sales data showed 253,177 RB of cotton sold...

Barchart · Mar 12