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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2006 down 4.31% at US$597.70. It traded between US$570.20 on 15 Sep 2006 and US$640.20 on 5 Sep 2006, and its biggest day was -3.52% on 11 Sep 2006. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 19 |
| First open (1 Sep 2006) | US$626.00 |
| Last close (29 Sep 2006) | US$597.70 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2006) | US$624.60 |
| Month change | -4.31% · -US$26.90 |
| Month high (5 Sep 2006) | US$640.20 |
| Month low (15 Sep 2006) | US$570.20 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$70.00 · 11.21% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.925% |
| Median daily range | 1.983% · US$11.40 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 5 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 5 Sep 2006 | +2.15% | US$13.40 |
| Worst day | 11 Sep 2006 | -3.52% | -US$21.50 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Sep 2006 | 4.21% | US$25.70 |
September 2006 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 3rd. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2006
The median daily range in September 2006 was 1.983%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 1.03). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of September 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2006 | US$624.70 | +0.02% | US$7.80 |
| 5 Sep 2006 | US$638.10 | +2.15% | US$13.00 |
| 6 Sep 2006 | US$633.20 | -0.77% | US$7.80 |
| 7 Sep 2006 | US$616.70 | -2.61% | US$21.70 |
| 8 Sep 2006 | US$610.20 | -1.05% | US$12.80 |
| 11 Sep 2006 | US$588.70 | -3.52% | US$25.70 |
| 12 Sep 2006 | US$585.70 | -0.51% | US$15.00 |
| 13 Sep 2006 | US$589.70 | +0.68% | US$14.60 |
| 14 Sep 2006 | US$575.00 | -2.49% | US$20.60 |
| 15 Sep 2006 | US$578.70 | +0.64% | US$11.40 |
| 18 Sep 2006 | US$586.70 | +1.38% | US$10.50 |
| 19 Sep 2006 | US$571.70 | -2.56% | US$17.00 |
| 20 Sep 2006 | US$576.20 | +0.79% | US$14.00 |
| 21 Sep 2006 | US$583.70 | +1.3% | US$10.80 |
| 22 Sep 2006 | US$589.10 | +0.93% | US$8.50 |
| 25 Sep 2006 | US$589.10 | +0% | US$10.00 |
| 26 Sep 2006 | US$591.20 | +0.36% | US$7.50 |
| 28 Sep 2006 | US$600.70 | +1.61% | US$6.80 |
| 29 Sep 2006 | US$597.70 | -0.5% | US$9.50 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Sep 2006, covered US$25.70 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.40. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$25.70 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2006?
Down: the last close was US$597.70 on 29 Sep 2006, -4.31% (-US$26.90) against US$624.60 on 31 Aug 2006.
What were gold's high and low in September 2006?
High US$640.20 on 5 Sep 2006, low US$570.20 on 15 Sep 2006, a span of US$70.00.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2006?
11 Sep 2006: -3.52% (-US$21.50) close to close.