
Cotton futures are slipping back 5 to 12 points on Tuesday. Crude oil futures are up $1.07 per barrel at $60.33. The US dollar index is collapsing $0.926 at $98.275.
CFTC’s Commitment of Traders report from Friday indicated managed money increasing their net short in cotton futures and options by 2,600 contracts to 50,372 contracts as of last Tuesday.