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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2006 up 1.41% at US$606.10. It traded between US$559.20 on 4 Oct 2006 and US$610.60 on 30 Oct 2006, and its biggest day was -3.46% on 3 Oct 2006. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Oct 2006) | US$598.20 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2006) | US$606.10 |
| Close before the month (29 Sep 2006) | US$597.70 |
| Month change | +1.41% · US$8.40 |
| Month high (30 Oct 2006) | US$610.60 |
| Month low (4 Oct 2006) | US$559.20 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$51.40 · 8.6% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.891% |
| Median daily range | 2.06% · US$11.95 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 10 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Oct 2006 | +1.83% | US$10.60 |
| Worst day | 3 Oct 2006 | -3.46% | -US$20.60 |
| Widest high-low day | 2 Oct 2006 | 4.27% | US$25.50 |
October 2006 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 11th, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2006
The median daily range in October 2006 was 2.06%, which is wider than the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 1.07). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of October 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2006 | US$594.70 | -0.5% | US$25.50 |
| 3 Oct 2006 | US$574.10 | -3.46% | US$24.10 |
| 4 Oct 2006 | US$567.20 | -1.2% | US$21.40 |
| 5 Oct 2006 | US$572.70 | +0.97% | US$11.90 |
| 6 Oct 2006 | US$573.20 | +0.09% | US$13.50 |
| 9 Oct 2006 | US$576.20 | +0.52% | US$9.30 |
| 10 Oct 2006 | US$572.50 | -0.64% | US$12.30 |
| 11 Oct 2006 | US$572.60 | +0.02% | US$8.50 |
| 12 Oct 2006 | US$579.00 | +1.12% | US$8.30 |
| 13 Oct 2006 | US$589.60 | +1.83% | US$13.00 |
| 16 Oct 2006 | US$596.20 | +1.12% | US$6.50 |
| 17 Oct 2006 | US$589.50 | -1.12% | US$11.50 |
| 18 Oct 2006 | US$589.20 | -0.05% | US$7.70 |
| 19 Oct 2006 | US$599.70 | +1.78% | US$14.00 |
| 20 Oct 2006 | US$591.10 | -1.43% | US$11.50 |
| 23 Oct 2006 | US$580.70 | -1.76% | US$13.40 |
| 24 Oct 2006 | US$585.20 | +0.77% | US$14.50 |
| 25 Oct 2006 | US$591.20 | +1.03% | US$12.00 |
| 26 Oct 2006 | US$596.00 | +0.81% | US$8.60 |
| 27 Oct 2006 | US$599.20 | +0.54% | US$8.20 |
| 30 Oct 2006 | US$603.60 | +0.73% | US$12.40 |
| 31 Oct 2006 | US$606.10 | +0.41% | US$9.60 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 2 Oct 2006, covered US$25.50 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.95. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$25.50 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2006?
Up: the last close was US$606.10 on 31 Oct 2006, +1.41% (US$8.40) against US$597.70 on 29 Sep 2006.
What were gold's high and low in October 2006?
High US$610.60 on 30 Oct 2006, low US$559.20 on 4 Oct 2006, a span of US$51.40.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2006?
3 Oct 2006: -3.46% (-US$20.60) close to close.