Alan Brugler
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Cotton Heads Home Lower on Friday, with Outside Pressure
BarchartFri Sep 6, 4:42PM CDT
Cotton futures closed with contracts down 149 to 156 points across the front months on Friday. The dollar index was back up 71 points, with crude oil futures back down $1.04/barrel to add pressure. Export Sales data from this morning showed a high in the first month of the marketing...
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Cotton Collapsing on Friday, with Outside Pressure
BarchartFri Sep 6, 12:07PM CDT
Cottonfutures are down 105 to 256 points across the front months so far on Friday. The dollar index is back up 171 points, with crude oil futures back down $1.64/barrel to add pressure. Export Sales data from this morning showed a high in the first month of the marketing year...
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Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday Morning
BarchartFri Sep 6, 7:27AM CDT
Cotton prices are posting 59 to 65 point losses on Friday morning. Futures posted point 24 to 37 point losses on Thursday. The dollar index was down another 276 points, with crude oil futures back up a 12 cents/barrel to add support. Export Sales data will be updated this morning....
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Cotton Weaker on Thursday’s Close
BarchartThu Sep 5, 5:09PM CDT
Cotton futures posted point 24 to 37 point losses on Thursday. The dollar index was down another 276 points, with crude oil futures back up a 12 cents/barrel to add support. Export Sales data will be updated on Friday morning. The Seam reported online cash sales of just 199 bales...
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Cotton Weaker on Thursday’s Midday
BarchartThu Sep 5, 12:08PM CDT
Cotton prices are showing 13 to 49 point gains on Thursday at midday. The dollar index is down another 211 points, with crude oil futures back up a nickel/barrel to add support. The Seam reported online cash sales of just 199 bales at an average price of 55.56 cents on...
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Cotton Back to Marginally Higher Trade on Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 5, 7:28AM CDT
Cotton prices are showing 10 to 19 point gains on Thursday AM. Futures closed the Wednesday session with nearby contracts up 64 to 69 points. The dollar index was back down 536 points, with crude oil futures falling another $1.04/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated...
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Cotton Pulls Back on Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 4, 5:06PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with nearby contracts up 64 to 69 points. The dollar index was back down 536 points, with crude oil futures falling another $1.04/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated US cotton condition ratings were up 4% in the good and...
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Cotton Weaker on Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 4, 12:03PM CDT
Cotton futures are trading with 50 to 60 point gains on Wednesday. The dollar index is back down 466 points, with crude oil futures falling another 56 cents/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated the US cotton crop at 95% setting bolls, with 37% of the...
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Cotton Weaker To Kick Off Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 4, 7:23AM CDT
Cotton prices are trading 63 to0 67 points in the red on Wednesday morning. Futures closed with 50 to 56 point gains on Tuesday. The dollar index was up 86 points, with crude oil futures falling $4.09/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated the US cotton...
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Cotton Posts Gains Despite Outside Pressure
BarchartTue Sep 3, 4:46PM CDT
Cotton prices closed with 50 to 56 point gains on Tuesday. The dollar index was up 86 points, with crude oil futures falling $4.09/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated the US cotton crop at 95% setting bolls, with 37% of the crop with bolls opening....
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Cotton Reverting Higher to Begin September
BarchartTue Sep 3, 12:04PM CDT
Cotton prices are up 104 to 115 points across the front months on Tuesday. The dollar index is up 150 points, with crude oil futures down $3.14/barrel to add pressure. Weekly data from CFTC showed managed money spec funds in cotton futures and options cutting 6,537 contracts from their net...
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Cotton Mixed on Tuesday
BarchartTue Sep 3, 7:32AM CDT
Cotton prices are mixed so far on Tuesday morning. Futures were up 7 to 17 points in the nearby contracts on Friday. The dollar index is up 485 points, with crude oil futures down $2.29 /barrel to add little pressure. Export commitments of cotton shipped and unshipped 2024/25 sales are...
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Cotton Post Slight Gains on Friday
BarchartFri Aug 30, 4:09PM CDT
Cotton futures were up 7 to 17 points in the nearby contracts on Friday. The dollar index is up 485 points, with crude oil futures down $2.29 /barrel to add little pressure. Export commitments of cotton shipped and unshipped 2024/25 sales are now at 4.441 million RB, down 15% from...
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Cotton Dropping on Friday
BarchartFri Aug 30, 11:45AM CDT
Cotton futures are up 5 to 44 points in the nearby contracts on Friday. The dollar index is up 410 points at 101.680, with crude oil futures down $1.3895/barrel to add little pressure. Export commitments of cotton shipped and unshipped 2024/25 sales are now at 4.441 million RB, down 15%...
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Cotton Ticking Higher on Friday Morning
BarchartFri Aug 30, 7:27AM CDT
Cotton prices are kicking off the last trade day of August with contracts up 27 to 30 points. Futures were up 125 to 137 points in the nearby contracts on Thursday. The dollar index was up 310 points at 101.30 to add a little pressure. Crude oil futures were up...