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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2006 up 3.33% at US$635.70. It traded between US$602.10 on 24 Jul 2006 and US$676.00 on 17 Jul 2006, and its biggest day was -3.16% on 17 Jul 2006. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Jul 2006) | US$617.00 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2006) | US$635.70 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2006) | US$615.20 |
| Month change | +3.33% · US$20.50 |
| Month high (17 Jul 2006) | US$676.00 |
| Month low (24 Jul 2006) | US$602.10 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$73.90 · 12.01% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.031% |
| Median daily range | 2.279% · US$14.10 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 11 / 4 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 11 Jul 2006 | +2.73% | US$17.00 |
| Worst day | 17 Jul 2006 | -3.16% | -US$21.00 |
| Widest high-low day | 17 Jul 2006 | 5.33% | US$35.40 |
July 2006 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 5th, median daily range 1st, high-low span 2nd. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2006
The median daily range in July 2006 was 2.279%, which is wider than the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 1.18). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of July 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2006 | US$623.00 | +1.27% | US$10.60 |
| 4 Jul 2006 | US$620.70 | -0.37% | US$2.90 |
| 5 Jul 2006 | US$627.10 | +1.03% | US$11.50 |
| 6 Jul 2006 | US$633.00 | +0.94% | US$12.60 |
| 7 Jul 2006 | US$628.70 | -0.68% | US$9.80 |
| 10 Jul 2006 | US$623.20 | -0.87% | US$11.80 |
| 11 Jul 2006 | US$640.20 | +2.73% | US$22.00 |
| 12 Jul 2006 | US$650.20 | +1.56% | US$15.80 |
| 13 Jul 2006 | US$663.80 | +2.09% | US$20.60 |
| 14 Jul 2006 | US$663.60 | -0.03% | US$8.20 |
| 17 Jul 2006 | US$642.60 | -3.16% | US$35.40 |
| 18 Jul 2006 | US$630.50 | -1.88% | US$26.40 |
| 19 Jul 2006 | US$642.20 | +1.86% | US$28.40 |
| 20 Jul 2006 | US$628.60 | -2.12% | US$17.50 |
| 21 Jul 2006 | US$619.20 | -1.5% | US$20.90 |
| 24 Jul 2006 | US$615.00 | -0.68% | US$18.10 |
| 25 Jul 2006 | US$618.60 | +0.59% | US$14.00 |
| 26 Jul 2006 | US$623.00 | +0.71% | US$14.10 |
| 27 Jul 2006 | US$634.10 | +1.78% | US$16.70 |
| 28 Jul 2006 | US$634.20 | +0.02% | US$11.00 |
| 31 Jul 2006 | US$635.70 | +0.24% | US$10.10 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 17 Jul 2006, covered US$35.40 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.10. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$35.40 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2006?
Up: the last close was US$635.70 on 31 Jul 2006, +3.33% (US$20.50) against US$615.20 on 30 Jun 2006.
What were gold's high and low in July 2006?
High US$676.00 on 17 Jul 2006, low US$602.10 on 24 Jul 2006, a span of US$73.90.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2006?
17 Jul 2006: -3.16% (-US$21.00) close to close.