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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2005 down 0.77% at US$465.20. It traded between US$459.50 on 20 Oct 2005 and US$480.00 on 12 Oct 2005, and its biggest day was +1.83% on 6 Oct 2005. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Oct 2005) | US$467.30 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2005) | US$465.20 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2005) | US$468.80 |
| Month change | -0.77% · -US$3.60 |
| Month high (12 Oct 2005) | US$480.00 |
| Month low (20 Oct 2005) | US$459.50 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$20.50 · 4.37% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.528% |
| Median daily range | 1.268% · US$6.00 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 6 Oct 2005 | +1.83% | US$8.50 |
| Worst day | 19 Oct 2005 | -1.51% | -US$7.10 |
| Widest high-low day | 12 Oct 2005 | 2.17% | US$10.30 |
October 2005 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 15th, median daily range 10th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2005
The median daily range in October 2005 was 1.268%, which is wider than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 1.21). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of October 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2005 | US$465.30 | -0.75% | US$4.70 |
| 4 Oct 2005 | US$465.80 | +0.11% | US$5.00 |
| 5 Oct 2005 | US$464.80 | -0.21% | US$3.80 |
| 6 Oct 2005 | US$473.30 | +1.83% | US$9.50 |
| 7 Oct 2005 | US$474.30 | +0.21% | US$6.00 |
| 10 Oct 2005 | US$475.10 | +0.17% | US$6.20 |
| 11 Oct 2005 | US$475.30 | +0.04% | US$4.10 |
| 12 Oct 2005 | US$470.80 | -0.95% | US$10.30 |
| 13 Oct 2005 | US$471.20 | +0.08% | US$6.50 |
| 14 Oct 2005 | US$469.20 | -0.42% | US$6.30 |
| 17 Oct 2005 | US$473.60 | +0.94% | US$6.20 |
| 18 Oct 2005 | US$471.10 | -0.53% | US$3.90 |
| 19 Oct 2005 | US$464.00 | -1.51% | US$9.70 |
| 20 Oct 2005 | US$460.80 | -0.69% | US$5.10 |
| 21 Oct 2005 | US$466.30 | +1.19% | US$6.50 |
| 24 Oct 2005 | US$464.50 | -0.39% | US$5.50 |
| 25 Oct 2005 | US$472.10 | +1.64% | US$9.20 |
| 26 Oct 2005 | US$470.60 | -0.32% | US$3.90 |
| 27 Oct 2005 | US$473.10 | +0.53% | US$5.70 |
| 28 Oct 2005 | US$472.10 | -0.21% | US$5.00 |
| 31 Oct 2005 | US$465.20 | -1.46% | US$8.20 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 12 Oct 2005, covered US$10.30 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$10.30 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2005?
Down: the last close was US$465.20 on 31 Oct 2005, -0.77% (-US$3.60) against US$468.80 on 30 Sep 2005.
What were gold's high and low in October 2005?
High US$480.00 on 12 Oct 2005, low US$459.50 on 20 Oct 2005, a span of US$20.50.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2005?
6 Oct 2005: +1.83% (US$8.50) close to close.