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Gold (XAUUSD) in May 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended May 2005 down 3.96% at US$416.80. It traded between US$413.30 on 31 May 2005 and US$434.10 on 2 May 2005, and its biggest day was -1.36% on 12 May 2005. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 May 2005) | US$433.80 |
| Last close (31 May 2005) | US$416.80 |
| Close before the month (29 Apr 2005) | US$434.00 |
| Month change | -3.96% · -US$17.20 |
| Month high (2 May 2005) | US$434.10 |
| Month low (31 May 2005) | US$413.30 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$20.80 · 4.79% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.336% |
| Median daily range | 0.82% · US$3.50 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 18 May 2005 | +0.72% | US$3.00 |
| Worst day | 12 May 2005 | -1.36% | -US$5.80 |
| Widest high-low day | 6 May 2005 | 1.75% | US$7.50 |
May 2005 against every May, 2005–2024
Ranked against May in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 17th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest May was 2009 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2012 (-6.22%).
May inside 2005
The median daily range in May 2005 was 0.82%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 0.78). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of May 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2005 | US$428.70 | -1.22% | US$6.30 |
| 3 May 2005 | US$426.80 | -0.44% | US$4.30 |
| 4 May 2005 | US$428.30 | +0.35% | US$3.50 |
| 5 May 2005 | US$429.60 | +0.3% | US$3.50 |
| 6 May 2005 | US$425.30 | -1% | US$7.50 |
| 9 May 2005 | US$425.30 | +0% | US$2.00 |
| 10 May 2005 | US$425.80 | +0.12% | US$2.20 |
| 11 May 2005 | US$426.60 | +0.19% | US$3.40 |
| 12 May 2005 | US$420.80 | -1.36% | US$6.70 |
| 13 May 2005 | US$419.30 | -0.36% | US$3.90 |
| 16 May 2005 | US$418.70 | -0.14% | US$2.60 |
| 17 May 2005 | US$417.80 | -0.21% | US$3.10 |
| 18 May 2005 | US$420.80 | +0.72% | US$3.30 |
| 19 May 2005 | US$420.10 | -0.17% | US$4.10 |
| 20 May 2005 | US$417.10 | -0.71% | US$4.40 |
| 23 May 2005 | US$416.30 | -0.19% | US$2.00 |
| 24 May 2005 | US$417.70 | +0.34% | US$3.50 |
| 25 May 2005 | US$418.30 | +0.14% | US$2.90 |
| 26 May 2005 | US$417.00 | -0.31% | US$3.50 |
| 27 May 2005 | US$419.60 | +0.62% | US$3.00 |
| 31 May 2005 | US$416.80 | -0.67% | US$4.00 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 6 May 2005, covered US$7.50 from high to low; the median day covered US$3.50. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$7.50 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in May 2005?
Down: the last close was US$416.80 on 31 May 2005, -3.96% (-US$17.20) against US$434.00 on 29 Apr 2005.
What were gold's high and low in May 2005?
High US$434.10 on 2 May 2005, low US$413.30 on 31 May 2005, a span of US$20.80.
What was gold's biggest day in May 2005?
12 May 2005: -1.36% (-US$5.80) close to close.