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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2007: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2007 up 7.16% at US$796.10. It traded between US$720.30 on 4 Oct 2007 and US$797.00 on 31 Oct 2007, and its biggest day was +2.16% on 31 Oct 2007. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2007.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Oct 2007) | US$743.70 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2007) | US$796.10 |
| Close before the month (28 Sep 2007) | US$742.90 |
| Month change | +7.16% · US$53.20 |
| Month high (31 Oct 2007) | US$797.00 |
| Month low (4 Oct 2007) | US$720.30 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$76.70 · 10.32% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.776% |
| Median daily range | 1.749% · US$13.00 |
| Median daily range for all of 2007 | 1.417% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 16 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 31 Oct 2007 | +2.16% | US$16.80 |
| Worst day | 2 Oct 2007 | -2.14% | -US$16.00 |
| Widest high-low day | 22 Oct 2007 | 3.03% | US$23.20 |
October 2007 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 2nd, median daily range 4th, high-low span 3rd. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2007
The median daily range in October 2007 was 1.749%, which is wider than the median for all of 2007 (1.417%; ratio 1.23). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2007. The full year is on the gold in 2007 page.
Every trading day of October 2007
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2007 | US$747.10 | +0.57% | US$6.60 |
| 2 Oct 2007 | US$731.10 | -2.14% | US$22.70 |
| 3 Oct 2007 | US$727.00 | -0.56% | US$9.80 |
| 4 Oct 2007 | US$736.80 | +1.35% | US$17.90 |
| 5 Oct 2007 | US$742.20 | +0.73% | US$17.50 |
| 8 Oct 2007 | US$732.90 | -1.25% | US$11.10 |
| 9 Oct 2007 | US$737.70 | +0.65% | US$13.90 |
| 10 Oct 2007 | US$740.70 | +0.41% | US$8.60 |
| 11 Oct 2007 | US$747.40 | +0.9% | US$13.00 |
| 12 Oct 2007 | US$749.30 | +0.25% | US$7.50 |
| 15 Oct 2007 | US$758.80 | +1.27% | US$12.50 |
| 16 Oct 2007 | US$760.50 | +0.22% | US$13.40 |
| 17 Oct 2007 | US$754.60 | -0.78% | US$13.30 |
| 18 Oct 2007 | US$767.30 | +1.68% | US$13.90 |
| 19 Oct 2007 | US$764.80 | -0.33% | US$13.50 |
| 22 Oct 2007 | US$753.80 | -1.44% | US$23.20 |
| 23 Oct 2007 | US$759.20 | +0.72% | US$8.40 |
| 24 Oct 2007 | US$763.30 | +0.54% | US$10.00 |
| 25 Oct 2007 | US$768.70 | +0.71% | US$7.70 |
| 26 Oct 2007 | US$784.70 | +2.08% | US$17.00 |
| 29 Oct 2007 | US$791.80 | +0.9% | US$9.50 |
| 30 Oct 2007 | US$779.30 | -1.58% | US$11.20 |
| 31 Oct 2007 | US$796.10 | +2.16% | US$20.50 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 22 Oct 2007, covered US$23.20 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.00. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$23.20 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2007?
Up: the last close was US$796.10 on 31 Oct 2007, +7.16% (US$53.20) against US$742.90 on 28 Sep 2007.
What were gold's high and low in October 2007?
High US$797.00 on 31 Oct 2007, low US$720.30 on 4 Oct 2007, a span of US$76.70.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2007?
31 Oct 2007: +2.16% (US$16.80) close to close.