Cotton Closes the Week with Mixed Trade

Written on 10/17/2026
Austin Schroeder

Cotton futures posted mixed trade on Friday, with contracts down 19 points to 24 points higher. December was down 54 points on the week. Crude oil was up $3.87 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.255 lower. Weekly CTC data showed managed money adding 1,862 contracts...Harvesting cotton field by Leila Melhado via iStock