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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2006 up 3.83% at US$583.50. It traded between US$533.70 on 10 Mar 2006 and US$589.10 on 30 Mar 2006, and its biggest day was +2.67% on 30 Mar 2006. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Mar 2006) | US$562.10 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2006) | US$583.50 |
| Close before the month (28 Feb 2006) | US$562.00 |
| Month change | +3.83% · US$21.50 |
| Month high (30 Mar 2006) | US$589.10 |
| Month low (10 Mar 2006) | US$533.70 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$55.40 · 9.86% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.765% |
| Median daily range | 1.689% · US$9.50 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 30 Mar 2006 | +2.67% | US$15.30 |
| Worst day | 6 Mar 2006 | -1.81% | -US$10.20 |
| Widest high-low day | 30 Mar 2006 | 3.16% | US$18.10 |
March 2006 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 3rd, median daily range 5th, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2006
The median daily range in March 2006 was 1.689%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 0.88). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of March 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2006 | US$562.50 | +0.09% | US$6.40 |
| 2 Mar 2006 | US$569.20 | +1.19% | US$9.50 |
| 3 Mar 2006 | US$564.70 | -0.79% | US$6.00 |
| 6 Mar 2006 | US$554.50 | -1.81% | US$16.50 |
| 7 Mar 2006 | US$552.10 | -0.43% | US$10.10 |
| 8 Mar 2006 | US$542.50 | -1.74% | US$15.70 |
| 9 Mar 2006 | US$545.50 | +0.55% | US$12.00 |
| 10 Mar 2006 | US$540.50 | -0.92% | US$12.90 |
| 13 Mar 2006 | US$545.20 | +0.87% | US$6.20 |
| 14 Mar 2006 | US$550.50 | +0.97% | US$13.80 |
| 15 Mar 2006 | US$552.60 | +0.38% | US$7.00 |
| 16 Mar 2006 | US$554.70 | +0.38% | US$9.20 |
| 17 Mar 2006 | US$553.60 | -0.2% | US$5.50 |
| 20 Mar 2006 | US$553.50 | -0.02% | US$6.00 |
| 21 Mar 2006 | US$551.70 | -0.33% | US$9.30 |
| 22 Mar 2006 | US$550.20 | -0.27% | US$6.40 |
| 23 Mar 2006 | US$549.60 | -0.11% | US$6.30 |
| 24 Mar 2006 | US$559.60 | +1.82% | US$12.50 |
| 27 Mar 2006 | US$566.70 | +1.27% | US$10.00 |
| 28 Mar 2006 | US$563.60 | -0.55% | US$7.00 |
| 29 Mar 2006 | US$572.70 | +1.61% | US$13.70 |
| 30 Mar 2006 | US$588.00 | +2.67% | US$18.10 |
| 31 Mar 2006 | US$583.50 | -0.77% | US$10.00 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 30 Mar 2006, covered US$18.10 from high to low; the median day covered US$9.50. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$18.10 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2006?
Up: the last close was US$583.50 on 31 Mar 2006, +3.83% (US$21.50) against US$562.00 on 28 Feb 2006.
What were gold's high and low in March 2006?
High US$589.10 on 30 Mar 2006, low US$533.70 on 10 Mar 2006, a span of US$55.40.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2006?
30 Mar 2006: +2.67% (US$15.30) close to close.