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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2009: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2009 down 5.34% at US$926.35. It traded between US$912.88 on 23 Jun 2009 and US$989.63 on 3 Jun 2009, and its biggest day was -2.53% on 5 Jun 2009. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2009.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jun 2009) | US$976.74 |
| Last close (30 Jun 2009) | US$926.35 |
| Close before the month (29 May 2009) | US$978.57 |
| Month change | -5.34% · -US$52.22 |
| Month high (3 Jun 2009) | US$989.63 |
| Month low (23 Jun 2009) | US$912.88 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$76.75 · 7.84% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.651% |
| Median daily range | 1.618% · US$15.63 |
| Median daily range for all of 2009 | 1.673% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Jun 2009 | +1.77% | US$17.02 |
| Worst day | 5 Jun 2009 | -2.53% | -US$24.81 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 Jun 2009 | 3.19% | US$31.21 |
June 2009 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 4th, high-low span 7th. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2009
The median daily range in June 2009 was 1.618%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2009 (1.673%; ratio 0.97). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2009. The full year is on the gold in 2009 page.
Every trading day of June 2009
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2009 | US$974.45 | -0.42% | US$15.12 |
| 2 Jun 2009 | US$982.90 | +0.87% | US$17.23 |
| 3 Jun 2009 | US$962.58 | -2.07% | US$29.33 |
| 4 Jun 2009 | US$979.60 | +1.77% | US$20.87 |
| 5 Jun 2009 | US$954.79 | -2.53% | US$31.21 |
| 8 Jun 2009 | US$950.03 | -0.5% | US$16.14 |
| 9 Jun 2009 | US$954.25 | +0.44% | US$14.44 |
| 10 Jun 2009 | US$954.25 | +0% | US$18.09 |
| 11 Jun 2009 | US$954.50 | +0.03% | US$18.79 |
| 12 Jun 2009 | US$938.80 | -1.64% | US$21.55 |
| 15 Jun 2009 | US$926.50 | -1.31% | US$13.42 |
| 16 Jun 2009 | US$934.60 | +0.87% | US$10.83 |
| 17 Jun 2009 | US$938.63 | +0.43% | US$12.18 |
| 18 Jun 2009 | US$932.85 | -0.62% | US$12.09 |
| 19 Jun 2009 | US$933.48 | +0.07% | US$8.26 |
| 22 Jun 2009 | US$922.10 | -1.22% | US$16.91 |
| 23 Jun 2009 | US$925.65 | +0.38% | US$13.79 |
| 24 Jun 2009 | US$932.00 | +0.69% | US$18.52 |
| 25 Jun 2009 | US$938.65 | +0.71% | US$10.06 |
| 26 Jun 2009 | US$939.10 | +0.05% | US$11.92 |
| 29 Jun 2009 | US$937.56 | -0.16% | US$8.36 |
| 30 Jun 2009 | US$926.35 | -1.2% | US$21.18 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 Jun 2009, covered US$31.21 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.63. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$31.21 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2009?
Down: the last close was US$926.35 on 30 Jun 2009, -5.34% (-US$52.22) against US$978.57 on 29 May 2009.
What were gold's high and low in June 2009?
High US$989.63 on 3 Jun 2009, low US$912.88 on 23 Jun 2009, a span of US$76.75.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2009?
5 Jun 2009: -2.53% (-US$24.81) close to close.