Price Movement - Cotton prices increased by 10 to 15 points on Wednesday, following a stronger trade on Tuesday where futures closed 40 to 45 points higher [1] - Crude oil futures rose by 46 cents per barrel, reaching $58.47 [1] - The US dollar index decreased by $0.364 to $97.590 [1] Export Sales - The Tuesday Export Sales report indicated that 304,689 RB of cotton were sold in the week of December 11, marking a marketing year high and the largest sales since February [2] - Shipments improved to 134,371 RB, which is a 5-week high [2] Market Positioning - The CFTC's updated commitment of Traders report revealed an addition of 180 contracts to the managed money net short position in cotton futures and options, bringing the total net short to 54,833 contracts for the week of December 16 [3] Auction and Pricing - The online auction from The Seam on December 22 recorded sales of 12,794 bales at an average price of 59.15 cents per pound [4] - The Cotlook A Index increased by 40 points on December 22, reaching 73.70 cents [4] - ICE certified cotton stocks decreased by 796 bales due to decertification, with the current certified stocks level at 11,600 bales [4] - The Adjusted World Price was updated to 49.99 cents per pound, reflecting a 40-point drop from the previous week [4] Futures Closing Prices - March 26 Cotton closed at 64.01, up 40 points, currently up 15 points [4] - May 26 Cotton closed at 65.2, up 42 points, currently up 12 points [4] - July 26 Cotton closed at 66.27, up 42 points, currently up 14 points [4]

Price Movements - Cotton prices increased by 36 to 51 points on Thursday after experiencing losses of 27 to 61 points on Wednesday [1] - Crude oil futures decreased by $1.15 per barrel to $59.59 [1] - The US dollar index rose by $0.606 to 100.055 [1] Export Data - August cotton exports (excluding linters) reached 642,851 bales, marking a 10-year low for the month and a decline of 31.39% from July [1] Market Positioning - Managed money added 2,736 contracts to their net short position as of September 30, holding a net short of 64,740 contracts [2] Auction Results - The Tuesday online auction from The Seam reported 6,538 bales sold at an average price of 63.22 cents per pound [3] - The Cotlook A Index decreased by 10 points to 74.30 cents on November 14 [3] - ICE certified cotton stocks remained steady at 20,344 bales as of November 17 [3] - The Adjusted World Price was reported at 51.83 cents per pound [3] Futures Market - December 25 Cotton closed at 62.3 cents, down 27 points, but is currently up 51 points [3] - March 26 Cotton closed at 63.78 cents, down 61 points, currently up 41 points [3] - May 26 Cotton closed at 65.03 cents, down 54 points, currently up 36 points [3]

Group 1 - Cotton prices have increased by 8 to 11 points on Monday, with futures showing gains heading into the weekend, particularly December contracts which were up 11 points last week [1] - The US dollar index decreased by $0.370 to $97.845, while crude oil futures rose by 22 cents [1] - Managed money in cotton futures and options increased their bearish positions by 2,943 contracts as of September 23, bringing their net short to 62,004 contracts [1] Group 2 - Export Sales data indicated that 4.059 million RB of cotton were sold by September 18, representing an 18% decrease from the previous year, which is only 37% of the USDA export target and below the 53% average pace [2] - An online auction from The Seam recorded 1,561 sales at an average price of 59.3 cents per pound [3] - The Cotlook A Index fell by 45 points to 77.70 cents on September 25, while ICE cotton stocks remained steady with certified stocks at 15,474 bales [3] Group 3 - USDA's Adjusted World Price (AWP) decreased by 41 points last week to 54.38 cents per pound [3] - Cotton futures closed as follows: October 25 at 63.95 (up 12 points), December 25 at 66.4 (up 12 points), and March 26 at 68.26 (up 7 points) [3]