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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2009: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2009 up 2.93% at US$953.50. It traded between US$904.78 on 8 Jul 2009 and US$958.68 on 27 Jul 2009, and its biggest day was +2.1% on 31 Jul 2009. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2009.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Jul 2009) | US$927.49 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2009) | US$953.50 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2009) | US$926.35 |
| Month change | +2.93% · US$27.15 |
| Month high (27 Jul 2009) | US$958.68 |
| Month low (8 Jul 2009) | US$904.78 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$53.90 · 5.82% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.486% |
| Median daily range | 1.143% · US$10.65 |
| Median daily range for all of 2009 | 1.673% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 15 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 31 Jul 2009 | +2.1% | US$19.58 |
| Worst day | 28 Jul 2009 | -1.67% | -US$15.94 |
| Widest high-low day | 31 Jul 2009 | 2.58% | US$24.12 |
July 2009 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 6th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2009
The median daily range in July 2009 was 1.143%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2009 (1.673%; ratio 0.68). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2009. The full year is on the gold in 2009 page.
Every trading day of July 2009
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2009 | US$940.48 | +1.53% | US$18.40 |
| 2 Jul 2009 | US$929.15 | -1.2% | US$14.87 |
| 3 Jul 2009 | US$931.50 | +0.25% | US$6.11 |
| 6 Jul 2009 | US$922.88 | -0.93% | US$10.65 |
| 7 Jul 2009 | US$923.40 | +0.06% | US$10.25 |
| 8 Jul 2009 | US$909.00 | -1.56% | US$20.54 |
| 9 Jul 2009 | US$911.24 | +0.25% | US$12.19 |
| 10 Jul 2009 | US$912.58 | +0.15% | US$8.06 |
| 13 Jul 2009 | US$920.50 | +0.87% | US$15.27 |
| 14 Jul 2009 | US$925.10 | +0.5% | US$9.82 |
| 15 Jul 2009 | US$938.95 | +1.5% | US$17.48 |
| 16 Jul 2009 | US$936.86 | -0.22% | US$7.59 |
| 17 Jul 2009 | US$936.95 | +0.01% | US$7.83 |
| 20 Jul 2009 | US$949.20 | +1.31% | US$16.98 |
| 21 Jul 2009 | US$948.53 | -0.07% | US$9.29 |
| 22 Jul 2009 | US$950.95 | +0.26% | US$9.83 |
| 23 Jul 2009 | US$947.45 | -0.37% | US$10.06 |
| 24 Jul 2009 | US$950.92 | +0.37% | US$6.96 |
| 27 Jul 2009 | US$953.10 | +0.23% | US$11.03 |
| 28 Jul 2009 | US$937.16 | -1.67% | US$22.34 |
| 29 Jul 2009 | US$929.40 | -0.83% | US$15.06 |
| 30 Jul 2009 | US$933.92 | +0.49% | US$8.48 |
| 31 Jul 2009 | US$953.50 | +2.1% | US$24.12 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 31 Jul 2009, covered US$24.12 from high to low; the median day covered US$10.65. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$24.12 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2009?
Up: the last close was US$953.50 on 31 Jul 2009, +2.93% (US$27.15) against US$926.35 on 30 Jun 2009.
What were gold's high and low in July 2009?
High US$958.68 on 27 Jul 2009, low US$904.78 on 8 Jul 2009, a span of US$53.90.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2009?
31 Jul 2009: +2.1% (US$19.58) close to close.