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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2005 up 7.87% at US$468.80. It traded between US$434.30 on 1 Sep 2005 and US$475.00 on 22 Sep 2005, and its biggest day was +1.89% on 1 Sep 2005. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Sep 2005) | US$434.80 |
| Last close (30 Sep 2005) | US$468.80 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2005) | US$434.60 |
| Month change | +7.87% · US$34.20 |
| Month high (22 Sep 2005) | US$475.00 |
| Month low (1 Sep 2005) | US$434.30 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$40.70 · 9.36% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.713% |
| Median daily range | 1.35% · US$6.00 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 15 / 6 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Sep 2005 | +1.89% | US$8.20 |
| Worst day | 22 Sep 2005 | -1.36% | -US$6.40 |
| Widest high-low day | 22 Sep 2005 | 2.59% | US$12.20 |
September 2005 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 2nd, median daily range 9th, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2005
The median daily range in September 2005 was 1.35%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 1.29). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of September 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2005 | US$442.80 | +1.89% | US$10.50 |
| 2 Sep 2005 | US$443.80 | +0.23% | US$5.20 |
| 6 Sep 2005 | US$443.30 | -0.11% | US$3.20 |
| 7 Sep 2005 | US$444.30 | +0.23% | US$3.30 |
| 8 Sep 2005 | US$446.70 | +0.54% | US$6.00 |
| 9 Sep 2005 | US$448.30 | +0.36% | US$3.70 |
| 12 Sep 2005 | US$449.20 | +0.2% | US$4.70 |
| 13 Sep 2005 | US$445.80 | -0.76% | US$4.80 |
| 14 Sep 2005 | US$450.30 | +1.01% | US$4.30 |
| 15 Sep 2005 | US$455.30 | +1.11% | US$7.20 |
| 16 Sep 2005 | US$459.30 | +0.88% | US$6.00 |
| 19 Sep 2005 | US$463.80 | +0.98% | US$9.90 |
| 20 Sep 2005 | US$464.10 | +0.06% | US$7.30 |
| 21 Sep 2005 | US$471.60 | +1.62% | US$8.70 |
| 22 Sep 2005 | US$465.20 | -1.36% | US$12.20 |
| 23 Sep 2005 | US$462.80 | -0.52% | US$5.60 |
| 26 Sep 2005 | US$466.10 | +0.71% | US$8.50 |
| 27 Sep 2005 | US$462.70 | -0.73% | US$8.50 |
| 28 Sep 2005 | US$468.70 | +1.3% | US$9.00 |
| 29 Sep 2005 | US$471.30 | +0.55% | US$5.50 |
| 30 Sep 2005 | US$468.80 | -0.53% | US$6.80 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 22 Sep 2005, covered US$12.20 from high to low; the median day covered US$6.00. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$12.20 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2005?
Up: the last close was US$468.80 on 30 Sep 2005, +7.87% (US$34.20) against US$434.60 on 31 Aug 2005.
What were gold's high and low in September 2005?
High US$475.00 on 22 Sep 2005, low US$434.30 on 1 Sep 2005, a span of US$40.70.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2005?
1 Sep 2005: +1.89% (US$8.20) close to close.