Analysis

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Price and energy
COTTON from 0.64634 to 0.64851, up 0.34%
Market Energy Bear Critical -66.2% to Bear Bias -38.3%, up 27.9 pts
Price and energy are in agreement
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price up 0.34% — higher than 77% of past rises
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Energy up 27.9 pts — higher than 87% of past rises
Trend & volatility · last 4 candles
0.31% 0.41% 0.13% 0.34% 30.6 65.2 22.7 27.9
priceenergy up · down
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Bias COTTON 1H

Sample: 42,534 1H candles from 2013-01-03 to 2026-08-28
Number of Bear Bias occurrences: 3,158 times

When COTTON is in Bear Bias:

  • then COTTON moved to higher Market State: 2,084 times66%
  • then COTTON moved to lower Market State: 1,074 times34%

Current COTTON market energy: -38.29%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Bias (at -20.88%): 17.41%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Bias (at -60%): 21.71%

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COTTON · H1 · 2026-03-04 15:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-66.2%
Bear Critical
-38.3%
Bear Bias
-30.4%
Bear Bias
Zone
-60 – -20.88
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

The Bear Bias zone is the result just recorded for COTTON after the 1H candle closed.

The COTTON market at session end, Energy delta +27.9%: Market Energy at -38.3%, previously -66.2%.

Time in Bear Bias energy zone: 1 1H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, COTTON Market Energy ranged from -84.3 to +68.2.

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Frequently asked questions

What state was COTTON on 1H when this candle closed?

When the 1H candle at 22:00 on 04-03-2026 closed, COTTON was in Bear Bias with Market Energy -38.3%, controlled by sellers. The Bear Bias zone spans -60% to -20.88%.

How did COTTON Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy rose 27.9 percentage points from the previous candle — from -66.2% to -38.3%.

What state was COTTON in on the previous 1H candle?

The previous 1H candle had COTTON at -66.2%, Bear Critical — when this candle closed, COTTON moved up to a higher zone: Bear Critical → Bear Bias.

Where does COTTON energy sit within the Bear Bias zone?

At -38.3%, COTTON is 17.41 points from the upper boundary of Bear Bias (-20.88%) and 21.71 points from the lower boundary (-60%) — so energy sits closer to the upper boundary at candle close.

What does Bear Bias mean?

Bear Bias is one of 7 Market States in 2AiTrading's Market Energy model, applied consistently across every asset class, market and timeframe.

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How are the broader market indices trending?

Based on each index's latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close: SPX500 (US equities) in Bull Extreme with energy 79.8%; GER40 (European equities) in Bull Extreme with energy 78.4%. Against this backdrop, COTTON (Bear Bias, -38.3%) lower than SPX500, GER40.

How is the US Dollar Index (DXY) trending?

Based on the latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was in Neutral with Market Energy 1.3%. COTTON energy is currently below DXY by 39.6 points.

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Methodology

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