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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2006 up 10.51% at US$568.70. It traded between US$516.30 on 2 Jan 2006 and US$572.20 on 31 Jan 2006, and its biggest day was +3.35% on 3 Jan 2006. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Jan 2006) | US$516.80 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2006) | US$568.70 |
| Close before the month (30 Dec 2005) | US$514.60 |
| Month change | +10.51% · US$54.10 |
| Month high (31 Jan 2006) | US$572.20 |
| Month low (2 Jan 2006) | US$516.30 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$55.90 · 10.86% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.842% |
| Median daily range | 1.893% · US$10.10 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 10 / 5 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 3 Jan 2006 | +3.35% | US$17.30 |
| Worst day | 18 Jan 2006 | -2.11% | -US$11.70 |
| Widest high-low day | 19 Jan 2006 | 3.41% | US$18.50 |
January 2006 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 3rd, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2006
The median daily range in January 2006 was 1.893%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 0.98). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of January 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2006 | US$516.30 | +0.33% | US$0.50 |
| 3 Jan 2006 | US$533.60 | +3.35% | US$16.10 |
| 4 Jan 2006 | US$533.60 | +0% | US$10.10 |
| 5 Jan 2006 | US$524.70 | -1.67% | US$11.90 |
| 6 Jan 2006 | US$539.20 | +2.76% | US$17.00 |
| 9 Jan 2006 | US$547.70 | +1.58% | US$16.10 |
| 10 Jan 2006 | US$542.00 | -1.04% | US$9.50 |
| 11 Jan 2006 | US$548.20 | +1.14% | US$10.00 |
| 12 Jan 2006 | US$545.00 | -0.58% | US$7.50 |
| 13 Jan 2006 | US$556.70 | +2.15% | US$13.00 |
| 17 Jan 2006 | US$554.20 | -0.45% | US$8.50 |
| 18 Jan 2006 | US$542.50 | -2.11% | US$14.90 |
| 19 Jan 2006 | US$557.20 | +2.71% | US$18.50 |
| 20 Jan 2006 | US$554.00 | -0.57% | US$15.50 |
| 23 Jan 2006 | US$558.60 | +0.83% | US$11.20 |
| 24 Jan 2006 | US$558.00 | -0.11% | US$6.50 |
| 25 Jan 2006 | US$562.70 | +0.84% | US$9.40 |
| 26 Jan 2006 | US$559.70 | -0.53% | US$8.30 |
| 27 Jan 2006 | US$559.00 | -0.13% | US$9.10 |
| 30 Jan 2006 | US$568.10 | +1.63% | US$11.20 |
| 31 Jan 2006 | US$568.70 | +0.11% | US$6.50 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 19 Jan 2006, covered US$18.50 from high to low; the median day covered US$10.10. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$18.50 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2006?
Up: the last close was US$568.70 on 31 Jan 2006, +10.51% (US$54.10) against US$514.60 on 30 Dec 2005.
What were gold's high and low in January 2006?
High US$572.20 on 31 Jan 2006, low US$516.30 on 2 Jan 2006, a span of US$55.90.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2006?
3 Jan 2006: +3.35% (US$17.30) close to close.