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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2006 down 4.28% at US$615.20. It traded between US$542.50 on 14 Jun 2006 and US$645.20 on 1 Jun 2006, and its biggest day was -6.41% on 13 Jun 2006. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jun 2006) | US$643.10 |
| Last close (30 Jun 2006) | US$615.20 |
| Close before the month (31 May 2006) | US$642.70 |
| Month change | -4.28% · -US$27.50 |
| Month high (1 Jun 2006) | US$645.20 |
| Month low (14 Jun 2006) | US$542.50 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$102.70 · 15.98% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.148% |
| Median daily range | 2.938% · US$16.90 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 12 / 8 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 29 Jun 2006 | +3.31% | US$19.20 |
| Worst day | 13 Jun 2006 | -6.41% | -US$38.70 |
| Widest high-low day | 13 Jun 2006 | 7.22% | US$43.60 |
June 2006 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 17th, median daily range 1st, high-low span 2nd. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2006
The median daily range in June 2006 was 2.938%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 1.52). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of June 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2006 | US$628.50 | -2.21% | US$24.50 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | US$637.70 | +1.46% | US$20.00 |
| 5 Jun 2006 | US$634.70 | -0.47% | US$10.60 |
| 6 Jun 2006 | US$629.60 | -0.8% | US$13.80 |
| 7 Jun 2006 | US$626.70 | -0.46% | US$14.20 |
| 8 Jun 2006 | US$613.20 | -2.15% | US$19.60 |
| 9 Jun 2006 | US$607.10 | -0.99% | US$16.50 |
| 12 Jun 2006 | US$604.20 | -0.48% | US$9.00 |
| 13 Jun 2006 | US$565.50 | -6.41% | US$43.60 |
| 14 Jun 2006 | US$558.20 | -1.29% | US$28.20 |
| 15 Jun 2006 | US$576.20 | +3.22% | US$24.50 |
| 16 Jun 2006 | US$580.60 | +0.76% | US$17.60 |
| 19 Jun 2006 | US$565.50 | -2.6% | US$15.30 |
| 20 Jun 2006 | US$575.00 | +1.68% | US$16.50 |
| 21 Jun 2006 | US$586.50 | +2% | US$19.70 |
| 22 Jun 2006 | US$580.60 | -1.01% | US$16.00 |
| 23 Jun 2006 | US$583.00 | +0.41% | US$14.30 |
| 26 Jun 2006 | US$585.00 | +0.34% | US$10.00 |
| 27 Jun 2006 | US$579.20 | -0.99% | US$17.30 |
| 28 Jun 2006 | US$579.50 | +0.05% | US$9.30 |
| 29 Jun 2006 | US$598.70 | +3.31% | US$20.30 |
| 30 Jun 2006 | US$615.20 | +2.76% | US$19.30 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 13 Jun 2006, covered US$43.60 from high to low; the median day covered US$16.90. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$43.60 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2006?
Down: the last close was US$615.20 on 30 Jun 2006, -4.28% (-US$27.50) against US$642.70 on 31 May 2006.
What were gold's high and low in June 2006?
High US$645.20 on 1 Jun 2006, low US$542.50 on 14 Jun 2006, a span of US$102.70.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2006?
13 Jun 2006: -6.41% (-US$38.70) close to close.