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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2005 up 3.06% at US$435.00. It traded between US$409.80 on 9 Feb 2005 and US$437.70 on 28 Feb 2005, and its biggest day was +1.87% on 22 Feb 2005. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 19 |
| First open (1 Feb 2005) | US$422.10 |
| Last close (28 Feb 2005) | US$435.00 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2005) | US$422.10 |
| Month change | +3.06% · US$12.90 |
| Month high (28 Feb 2005) | US$437.70 |
| Month low (9 Feb 2005) | US$409.80 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$27.90 · 6.61% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.345% |
| Median daily range | 0.943% · US$4.00 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 22 Feb 2005 | +1.87% | US$8.00 |
| Worst day | 3 Feb 2005 | -1.07% | -US$4.50 |
| Widest high-low day | 3 Feb 2005 | 1.66% | US$7.00 |
February 2005 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 8th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2005
The median daily range in February 2005 was 0.943%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 0.90). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of February 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2005 | US$420.50 | -0.38% | US$3.00 |
| 2 Feb 2005 | US$421.30 | +0.19% | US$2.70 |
| 3 Feb 2005 | US$416.80 | -1.07% | US$7.00 |
| 4 Feb 2005 | US$414.20 | -0.62% | US$4.00 |
| 7 Feb 2005 | US$413.00 | -0.29% | US$3.50 |
| 8 Feb 2005 | US$412.30 | -0.17% | US$3.60 |
| 9 Feb 2005 | US$412.80 | +0.12% | US$3.50 |
| 10 Feb 2005 | US$417.20 | +1.07% | US$7.00 |
| 11 Feb 2005 | US$420.30 | +0.74% | US$5.80 |
| 14 Feb 2005 | US$425.30 | +1.19% | US$5.30 |
| 15 Feb 2005 | US$424.80 | -0.12% | US$3.60 |
| 16 Feb 2005 | US$424.70 | -0.02% | US$3.90 |
| 17 Feb 2005 | US$426.60 | +0.45% | US$4.40 |
| 18 Feb 2005 | US$426.80 | +0.05% | US$2.40 |
| 22 Feb 2005 | US$434.80 | +1.87% | US$5.70 |
| 23 Feb 2005 | US$433.30 | -0.34% | US$4.10 |
| 24 Feb 2005 | US$433.20 | -0.02% | US$4.50 |
| 25 Feb 2005 | US$434.80 | +0.37% | US$4.60 |
| 28 Feb 2005 | US$435.00 | +0.05% | US$3.20 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 3 Feb 2005, covered US$7.00 from high to low; the median day covered US$4.00. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$7.00 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2005?
Up: the last close was US$435.00 on 28 Feb 2005, +3.06% (US$12.90) against US$422.10 on 31 Jan 2005.
What were gold's high and low in February 2005?
High US$437.70 on 28 Feb 2005, low US$409.80 on 9 Feb 2005, a span of US$27.90.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2005?
22 Feb 2005: +1.87% (US$8.00) close to close.