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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2009: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2009 up 1.63% at US$941.60. It traded between US$888.90 on 3 Feb 2009 and US$1,005.90 on 20 Feb 2009, and its biggest day was +2.93% on 17 Feb 2009. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2009.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (2 Feb 2009) | US$923.70 |
| Last close (27 Feb 2009) | US$941.60 |
| Close before the month (30 Jan 2009) | US$926.50 |
| Month change | +1.63% · US$15.10 |
| Month high (20 Feb 2009) | US$1,005.90 |
| Month low (3 Feb 2009) | US$888.90 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$117.00 · 12.63% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.012% |
| Median daily range | 2.581% · US$23.70 |
| Median daily range for all of 2009 | 1.673% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 11 / 5 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 17 Feb 2009 | +2.93% | US$27.60 |
| Worst day | 24 Feb 2009 | -2.87% | -US$28.40 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Feb 2009 | 3.98% | US$36.40 |
February 2009 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 10th, median daily range 1st, high-low span 2nd. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2009
The median daily range in February 2009 was 2.581%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2009 (1.673%; ratio 1.54). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2009. The full year is on the gold in 2009 page.
Every trading day of February 2009
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2009 | US$903.80 | -2.45% | US$24.00 |
| 3 Feb 2009 | US$900.00 | -0.42% | US$23.40 |
| 4 Feb 2009 | US$904.90 | +0.54% | US$13.70 |
| 5 Feb 2009 | US$914.10 | +1.02% | US$22.10 |
| 6 Feb 2009 | US$910.70 | -0.37% | US$15.30 |
| 9 Feb 2009 | US$894.40 | -1.79% | US$17.30 |
| 10 Feb 2009 | US$914.10 | +2.2% | US$26.80 |
| 11 Feb 2009 | US$938.40 | +2.66% | US$36.40 |
| 12 Feb 2009 | US$946.40 | +0.85% | US$17.60 |
| 13 Feb 2009 | US$941.00 | -0.57% | US$11.60 |
| 16 Feb 2009 | US$941.10 | +0.01% | US$8.10 |
| 17 Feb 2009 | US$968.70 | +2.93% | US$33.40 |
| 18 Feb 2009 | US$983.10 | +1.49% | US$25.90 |
| 19 Feb 2009 | US$973.20 | -1.01% | US$17.30 |
| 20 Feb 2009 | US$992.10 | +1.94% | US$35.90 |
| 23 Feb 2009 | US$991.20 | -0.09% | US$22.10 |
| 24 Feb 2009 | US$962.80 | -2.87% | US$35.20 |
| 25 Feb 2009 | US$952.20 | -1.1% | US$34.00 |
| 26 Feb 2009 | US$944.90 | -0.77% | US$24.50 |
| 27 Feb 2009 | US$941.60 | -0.35% | US$35.10 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Feb 2009, covered US$36.40 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.70. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$36.40 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2009?
Up: the last close was US$941.60 on 27 Feb 2009, +1.63% (US$15.10) against US$926.50 on 30 Jan 2009.
What were gold's high and low in February 2009?
High US$1,005.90 on 20 Feb 2009, low US$888.90 on 3 Feb 2009, a span of US$117.00.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2009?
17 Feb 2009: +2.93% (US$27.60) close to close.