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| Price | ▼ 0.66% | ▲ 0.15% | ▲ 0.17% | ▼ 0.03% |
| Energy | ▼ 2.5 | ▲ 9.2 | ▲ 10.0 | ▲ 4.1 |
Trend of Bear Critical COTTON 1H
▸When COTTON is in Bear Critical:
- then COTTON moved to higher Market State: 1,011 times — 70.7%
- then COTTON moved to lower Market State: 419 times — 29.3%
▸Current COTTON market energy: -69.96%
- Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 9.96%
- Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 4.54%
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Right as the 1H candle closes, COTTON in the Bear Critical energy zone.
End-of-session update for 1H, Market Energy rose +4.1% from the previous candle, from -74% to -70%.
Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 1H Candle
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Over the past 5 days, COTTON Market Energy ranged from -94.5 to +34.
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What did COTTON price and energy show when this 1H candle closed?
When the 1H candle at 23:00 on 18-09-2026 closed, COTTON was at 0.82609, down 0.03% from the previous candle (0.82634). Market Energy was -70%, up 4.1 points from -74%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.
How much did COTTON price move on this 1H candle, and how large is that historically?
COTTON closed at 0.82609, down 0.03% from the previous 1H candle (0.82634). This drop is larger than 11% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for COTTON, across 34,436 candles since 2019.
How did COTTON Market Energy change from the previous candle?
Market Energy rose 4.1 percentage points from the previous candle — from -74% to -70%. This rise is larger than 34% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for COTTON.
Do COTTON price and energy agree?
No. Price moved down while energy moved up on this candle. This describes the candle that just closed; it does not say where price goes next.
What state was COTTON in on the previous 1H candle?
The previous 1H candle had COTTON at -74%, Bear Critical — this candle kept the same state, no zone change.
Where does COTTON energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?
At -70%, COTTON is 9.96 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 4.54 points from the lower boundary (-74.5%) — so energy sits closer to the lower boundary at candle close.
What does Bear Critical mean?
Bear Critical is one of 7 Market States in 2AiTrading's Market Energy model, applied consistently across every asset class, market and timeframe.
See the full Bear Critical definition →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 Bear Critical with energy -69.6%; GER40 (European equities) in Bear Extreme with energy -92.6%. Against this backdrop, COTTON (Bear Critical, -70%) has higher energy than GER40; sits in the same state zone as SPX500.
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 Bear Critical with Market Energy -71.6%. COTTON (Bear Critical) and DXY currently sit on the same Bear side.
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