Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided Group 2: Report's Core View - Short - term cotton drivers are limited, but the medium - and long - term cotton fundamentals remain strong. After a significant recent price correction, cotton is expected to trade in a range in the short term. The short - term trend of US cotton and Zhengzhou cotton is likely to be range - bound. For cotton trading strategies, it is recommended to take a wait - and - see approach for arbitrage and options. The cotton yarn market will continue to be weak in the short term, and the overall situation of the cotton fabric market has not changed significantly [6][8][9][10] Group 3: Summary by Directory First Part: Market Information - Futures Market: The closing prices, price changes, trading volumes, and open interest of various cotton (CF) and cotton yarn (CY) futures contracts are presented. For example, the CF01 contract closed at 15300 with a price increase of 145, and the CY05 contract closed at 20620 with a price increase of 105 [2] - Spot Market: The prices and price changes of various cotton and cotton yarn spot varieties are provided, such as the CCIndex3128B cotton price at 15839 yuan/ton with a decrease of 17, and the CY IndexC32S cotton yarn price at 21320 with no change [2] - Price Spreads: Different price spreads, including cotton inter - month spreads, cotton yarn inter - month spreads, cross - variety spreads, and internal - external spreads, are given. For instance, the 1 - 5 month cotton spread is 570 with a decrease of 50, and the internal - external cotton spread (1% tariff) is 2827 with an increase of 63 [2] Second Part: Market News and Views Cotton Market News - West African Cotton: In the 2025/26 season, the cotton planting area in West Africa is expected to be about 2.2 million hectares (about 33 million mu), a 6% year - on - year decrease. Mali's seed cotton production will drop by over one - third to about 435,000 tons, while Benin's total production is expected to increase by 2% to about 650,000 tons. The total production of the eight West African countries is expected to be 905,000 tons, a 6% year - on - year decrease [4] - Pakistani Textiles: In December 2025, Pakistan's textile exports were $1.11 billion, a 6% month - on - month and 8% year - on - year decrease. In the first six months of the 2025/26 fiscal year, the cumulative total textile exports were $7.6 billion, a 1% year - on - year slight increase [5] - Xinjiang Cotton Transportation: On January 22, 2026, the road transportation price index of Xinjiang - outbound cotton was 0.1665 yuan/ton·km, a 0.77% month - on - month decrease. It is expected to show a narrow - range oscillation in the short term [5] Trading Logic and Strategies - Logic: The current cotton sales progress is fast, and downstream stocking willingness has increased. Short - term cotton drivers are limited, and the medium - and long - term fundamentals are strong. After a significant price correction, short - term range - bound trading is expected [6] - Strategies: For single - side trading, the short - term trends of US cotton and Zhengzhou cotton are likely to be range - bound. For arbitrage and options, a wait - and - see approach is recommended [8][9][10] Cotton Yarn Industry News - Cotton Yarn Market: The domestic cotton yarn market has been weak, with continuous price discounts. The trading volume is expected to decrease further. The prices of different cotton yarn products in various regions are provided [10] - Cotton Fabric Market: The overall situation of the cotton fabric market has not changed significantly, with slightly better sales of thinner plain - weave fabrics. Weaving mills' orders have increased slightly, but the delivery time is tight. They are cautious about the post - holiday market [10] Third Part: Options - Option Data: The closing prices, price changes, implied volatilities, and other relevant data of several cotton option contracts on January 19, 2026 are presented. For example, the CF605C14600.CZC option closed at 334 with a 16.9% decrease, and its implied volatility was 13.3% [12] - Volatility Analysis: The 60 - day historical volatility (HV) of cotton increased slightly compared to the previous day. The implied volatilities of different option contracts are also provided [12] - Option Strategy: A wait - and - see approach is recommended for options [14] Fourth Part: Related Attachments - Multiple figures are presented, including the internal - external cotton price difference under 1% tariff, cotton basis for different months, the price difference between cotton yarn and cotton futures contracts, and the inter - month price difference of cotton futures contracts [16][19][23][24]
棉花、棉纱日报-20260122
Yin He Qi Huo·2026-01-22 09:43