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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2009: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2009 down 0.3% at US$950.65. It traded between US$930.08 on 17 Aug 2009 and US$971.46 on 6 Aug 2009, and its biggest day was -1.5% on 17 Aug 2009. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2009.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Aug 2009) | US$952.97 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2009) | US$950.65 |
| Close before the month (31 Jul 2009) | US$953.50 |
| Month change | -0.3% · -US$2.85 |
| Month high (6 Aug 2009) | US$971.46 |
| Month low (17 Aug 2009) | US$930.08 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$41.38 · 4.34% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.477% |
| Median daily range | 1.289% · US$12.21 |
| Median daily range for all of 2009 | 1.673% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 21 Aug 2009 | +1.37% | US$12.89 |
| Worst day | 17 Aug 2009 | -1.5% | -US$14.25 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Aug 2009 | 2.12% | US$19.96 |
August 2009 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 9th, high-low span 18th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2009
The median daily range in August 2009 was 1.289%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2009 (1.673%; ratio 0.77). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2009. The full year is on the gold in 2009 page.
Every trading day of August 2009
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2009 | US$956.30 | +0.29% | US$10.46 |
| 4 Aug 2009 | US$967.25 | +1.15% | US$18.82 |
| 5 Aug 2009 | US$962.60 | -0.48% | US$9.04 |
| 6 Aug 2009 | US$962.83 | +0.02% | US$15.49 |
| 7 Aug 2009 | US$954.45 | -0.87% | US$12.03 |
| 10 Aug 2009 | US$945.65 | -0.92% | US$13.63 |
| 11 Aug 2009 | US$945.97 | +0.03% | US$7.62 |
| 12 Aug 2009 | US$947.05 | +0.11% | US$12.08 |
| 13 Aug 2009 | US$954.50 | +0.79% | US$12.21 |
| 14 Aug 2009 | US$948.05 | -0.68% | US$15.65 |
| 17 Aug 2009 | US$933.80 | -1.5% | US$17.96 |
| 18 Aug 2009 | US$938.25 | +0.48% | US$5.55 |
| 19 Aug 2009 | US$941.55 | +0.35% | US$13.01 |
| 20 Aug 2009 | US$940.35 | -0.13% | US$8.52 |
| 21 Aug 2009 | US$953.24 | +1.37% | US$19.96 |
| 24 Aug 2009 | US$942.15 | -1.16% | US$16.93 |
| 25 Aug 2009 | US$944.71 | +0.27% | US$11.88 |
| 26 Aug 2009 | US$945.20 | +0.05% | US$9.79 |
| 27 Aug 2009 | US$947.75 | +0.27% | US$8.79 |
| 28 Aug 2009 | US$954.42 | +0.7% | US$13.06 |
| 31 Aug 2009 | US$950.65 | -0.4% | US$15.76 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Aug 2009, covered US$19.96 from high to low; the median day covered US$12.21. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$19.96 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2009?
Down: the last close was US$950.65 on 31 Aug 2009, -0.3% (-US$2.85) against US$953.50 on 31 Jul 2009.
What were gold's high and low in August 2009?
High US$971.46 on 6 Aug 2009, low US$930.08 on 17 Aug 2009, a span of US$41.38.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2009?
17 Aug 2009: -1.5% (-US$14.25) close to close.