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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2005 down 3.41% at US$422.10. It traded between US$416.50 on 7 Jan 2005 and US$437.30 on 3 Jan 2005, and its biggest day was -1.95% on 3 Jan 2005. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Jan 2005) | US$437.10 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2005) | US$422.10 |
| Close before the month (30 Dec 2004) | US$437.00 |
| Month change | -3.41% · -US$14.90 |
| Month high (3 Jan 2005) | US$437.30 |
| Month low (7 Jan 2005) | US$416.50 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$20.80 · 4.76% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.397% |
| Median daily range | 1.201% · US$5.10 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 21 Jan 2005 | +1.19% | US$5.00 |
| Worst day | 3 Jan 2005 | -1.95% | -US$8.50 |
| Widest high-low day | 3 Jan 2005 | 2.43% | US$10.60 |
January 2005 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 19th, median daily range 13th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2005
The median daily range in January 2005 was 1.201%, which is wider than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 1.15). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of January 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2005 | US$428.50 | -1.95% | US$10.60 |
| 4 Jan 2005 | US$426.80 | -0.4% | US$5.80 |
| 5 Jan 2005 | US$426.10 | -0.16% | US$3.20 |
| 6 Jan 2005 | US$420.80 | -1.24% | US$7.10 |
| 7 Jan 2005 | US$418.60 | -0.52% | US$8.00 |
| 10 Jan 2005 | US$419.30 | +0.17% | US$3.00 |
| 11 Jan 2005 | US$421.60 | +0.55% | US$3.30 |
| 12 Jan 2005 | US$425.80 | +1% | US$7.20 |
| 13 Jan 2005 | US$424.50 | -0.31% | US$3.80 |
| 14 Jan 2005 | US$422.60 | -0.45% | US$5.10 |
| 17 Jan 2005 | US$421.20 | -0.33% | US$1.60 |
| 18 Jan 2005 | US$422.50 | +0.31% | US$2.50 |
| 19 Jan 2005 | US$422.60 | +0.02% | US$5.10 |
| 20 Jan 2005 | US$421.70 | -0.21% | US$3.10 |
| 21 Jan 2005 | US$426.70 | +1.19% | US$7.20 |
| 24 Jan 2005 | US$426.80 | +0.02% | US$1.60 |
| 25 Jan 2005 | US$421.60 | -1.22% | US$7.00 |
| 26 Jan 2005 | US$426.10 | +1.07% | US$6.50 |
| 27 Jan 2005 | US$426.00 | -0.02% | US$4.00 |
| 28 Jan 2005 | US$426.50 | +0.12% | US$3.70 |
| 31 Jan 2005 | US$422.10 | -1.03% | US$6.30 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 3 Jan 2005, covered US$10.60 from high to low; the median day covered US$5.10. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$10.60 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2005?
Down: the last close was US$422.10 on 31 Jan 2005, -3.41% (-US$14.90) against US$437.00 on 30 Dec 2004.
What were gold's high and low in January 2005?
High US$437.30 on 3 Jan 2005, low US$416.50 on 7 Jan 2005, a span of US$20.80.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2005?
3 Jan 2005: -1.95% (-US$8.50) close to close.