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Gold (XAUUSD) in May 2009: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended May 2009 up 10.42% at US$978.57. It traded between US$880.03 on 1 May 2009 and US$980.02 on 29 May 2009, and its biggest day was +2.16% on 29 May 2009. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2009.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 May 2009) | US$885.90 |
| Last close (29 May 2009) | US$978.57 |
| Close before the month (30 Apr 2009) | US$886.20 |
| Month change | +10.42% · US$92.37 |
| Month high (29 May 2009) | US$980.02 |
| Month low (1 May 2009) | US$880.03 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$99.99 · 11.28% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.688% |
| Median daily range | 1.63% · US$14.97 |
| Median daily range for all of 2009 | 1.673% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 8 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 29 May 2009 | +2.16% | US$20.68 |
| Worst day | 18 May 2009 | -1.39% | -US$12.95 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 May 2009 | 2.48% | US$22.00 |
May 2009 against every May, 2005–2024
Ranked against May in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 5th, high-low span 2nd. Across those years the strongest May was 2009 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2012 (-6.22%).
May inside 2009
The median daily range in May 2009 was 1.63%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2009 (1.673%; ratio 0.97). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2009. The full year is on the gold in 2009 page.
Every trading day of May 2009
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2009 | US$886.05 | -0.02% | US$9.55 |
| 4 May 2009 | US$902.85 | +1.9% | US$22.00 |
| 5 May 2009 | US$896.30 | -0.73% | US$21.30 |
| 6 May 2009 | US$910.53 | +1.59% | US$16.63 |
| 7 May 2009 | US$909.75 | -0.09% | US$16.61 |
| 8 May 2009 | US$915.90 | +0.68% | US$14.44 |
| 11 May 2009 | US$913.18 | -0.3% | US$9.03 |
| 12 May 2009 | US$922.35 | +1% | US$12.16 |
| 13 May 2009 | US$925.95 | +0.39% | US$13.10 |
| 14 May 2009 | US$925.05 | -0.1% | US$7.97 |
| 15 May 2009 | US$931.15 | +0.66% | US$10.30 |
| 18 May 2009 | US$918.20 | -1.39% | US$17.56 |
| 20 May 2009 | US$937.38 | +2.09% | US$15.50 |
| 21 May 2009 | US$951.83 | +1.54% | US$20.15 |
| 22 May 2009 | US$956.95 | +0.54% | US$11.05 |
| 25 May 2009 | US$958.45 | +0.16% | US$7.07 |
| 26 May 2009 | US$951.75 | -0.7% | US$16.04 |
| 27 May 2009 | US$948.40 | -0.35% | US$12.55 |
| 28 May 2009 | US$957.89 | +1% | US$20.56 |
| 29 May 2009 | US$978.57 | +2.16% | US$21.35 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 May 2009, covered US$22.00 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.97. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$22.00 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in May 2009?
Up: the last close was US$978.57 on 29 May 2009, +10.42% (US$92.37) against US$886.20 on 30 Apr 2009.
What were gold's high and low in May 2009?
High US$980.02 on 29 May 2009, low US$880.03 on 1 May 2009, a span of US$99.99.
What was gold's biggest day in May 2009?
29 May 2009: +2.16% (US$20.68) close to close.