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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2009: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2009 down 2.57% at US$917.40. It traded between US$883.00 on 18 Mar 2009 and US$966.70 on 20 Mar 2009, and its biggest day was +2.97% on 5 Mar 2009. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2009.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Mar 2009) | US$947.50 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2009) | US$917.40 |
| Close before the month (27 Feb 2009) | US$941.60 |
| Month change | -2.57% · -US$24.20 |
| Month high (20 Mar 2009) | US$966.70 |
| Month low (18 Mar 2009) | US$883.00 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$83.70 · 8.89% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.076% |
| Median daily range | 2.509% · US$23.05 |
| Median daily range for all of 2009 | 1.673% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 12 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 5 Mar 2009 | +2.97% | US$26.90 |
| Worst day | 10 Mar 2009 | -2.65% | -US$24.40 |
| Widest high-low day | 18 Mar 2009 | 7.17% | US$65.60 |
March 2009 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 2nd, high-low span 7th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2009
The median daily range in March 2009 was 2.509%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2009 (1.673%; ratio 1.50). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2009. The full year is on the gold in 2009 page.
Every trading day of March 2009
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2009 | US$925.00 | -1.76% | US$36.50 |
| 3 Mar 2009 | US$914.70 | -1.11% | US$27.00 |
| 4 Mar 2009 | US$905.20 | -1.04% | US$22.90 |
| 5 Mar 2009 | US$932.10 | +2.97% | US$29.10 |
| 6 Mar 2009 | US$938.60 | +0.7% | US$14.50 |
| 9 Mar 2009 | US$920.00 | -1.98% | US$29.20 |
| 10 Mar 2009 | US$895.60 | -2.65% | US$30.70 |
| 11 Mar 2009 | US$908.40 | +1.43% | US$21.00 |
| 12 Mar 2009 | US$925.10 | +1.84% | US$23.70 |
| 13 Mar 2009 | US$929.00 | +0.42% | US$19.00 |
| 16 Mar 2009 | US$923.60 | -0.58% | US$14.10 |
| 17 Mar 2009 | US$915.10 | -0.92% | US$11.60 |
| 18 Mar 2009 | US$937.20 | +2.42% | US$65.60 |
| 19 Mar 2009 | US$954.20 | +1.81% | US$36.60 |
| 20 Mar 2009 | US$951.40 | -0.29% | US$20.50 |
| 23 Mar 2009 | US$937.70 | -1.44% | US$21.40 |
| 24 Mar 2009 | US$928.60 | -0.97% | US$26.80 |
| 25 Mar 2009 | US$932.40 | +0.41% | US$24.20 |
| 26 Mar 2009 | US$934.00 | +0.17% | US$13.50 |
| 27 Mar 2009 | US$922.40 | -1.24% | US$16.80 |
| 30 Mar 2009 | US$915.10 | -0.79% | US$23.20 |
| 31 Mar 2009 | US$917.40 | +0.25% | US$13.20 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 18 Mar 2009, covered US$65.60 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.05. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$65.60 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2009?
Down: the last close was US$917.40 on 31 Mar 2009, -2.57% (-US$24.20) against US$941.60 on 27 Feb 2009.
What were gold's high and low in March 2009?
High US$966.70 on 20 Mar 2009, low US$883.00 on 18 Mar 2009, a span of US$83.70.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2009?
5 Mar 2009: +2.97% (US$26.90) close to close.