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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2010: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2010 down 1.53% at US$1,080.67. It traded between US$1,074.01 on 28 Jan 2010 and US$1,161.63 on 11 Jan 2010, and its biggest day was -2.32% on 20 Jan 2010. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2010.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (4 Jan 2010) | US$1,094.61 |
| Last close (29 Jan 2010) | US$1,080.67 |
| Close before the month (31 Dec 2009) | US$1,097.51 |
| Month change | -1.53% · -US$16.84 |
| Month high (11 Jan 2010) | US$1,161.63 |
| Month low (28 Jan 2010) | US$1,074.01 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$87.62 · 7.98% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.73% |
| Median daily range | 1.635% · US$18.31 |
| Median daily range for all of 2010 | 1.386% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Jan 2010 | +2.14% | US$23.54 |
| Worst day | 20 Jan 2010 | -2.32% | -US$26.36 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 Jan 2010 | 3.01% | US$34.27 |
January 2010 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 5th, high-low span 8th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2010
The median daily range in January 2010 was 1.635%, which is wider than the median for all of 2010 (1.386%; ratio 1.18). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2010. The full year is on the gold in 2010 page.
Every trading day of January 2010
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2010 | US$1,121.05 | +2.14% | US$30.92 |
| 5 Jan 2010 | US$1,117.65 | -0.3% | US$13.45 |
| 6 Jan 2010 | US$1,137.15 | +1.74% | US$23.35 |
| 7 Jan 2010 | US$1,131.45 | -0.5% | US$10.60 |
| 8 Jan 2010 | US$1,138.25 | +0.6% | US$19.90 |
| 11 Jan 2010 | US$1,149.55 | +0.99% | US$12.87 |
| 12 Jan 2010 | US$1,128.18 | -1.86% | US$32.60 |
| 13 Jan 2010 | US$1,137.86 | +0.86% | US$19.83 |
| 14 Jan 2010 | US$1,141.69 | +0.34% | US$15.05 |
| 15 Jan 2010 | US$1,130.90 | -0.95% | US$18.92 |
| 18 Jan 2010 | US$1,133.20 | +0.2% | US$7.92 |
| 19 Jan 2010 | US$1,138.11 | +0.43% | US$11.92 |
| 20 Jan 2010 | US$1,111.75 | -2.32% | US$34.27 |
| 21 Jan 2010 | US$1,093.05 | -1.68% | US$28.98 |
| 22 Jan 2010 | US$1,092.76 | -0.03% | US$16.31 |
| 25 Jan 2010 | US$1,102.39 | +0.88% | US$11.16 |
| 26 Jan 2010 | US$1,097.90 | -0.41% | US$17.77 |
| 27 Jan 2010 | US$1,088.27 | -0.88% | US$18.85 |
| 28 Jan 2010 | US$1,085.92 | -0.22% | US$21.95 |
| 29 Jan 2010 | US$1,080.67 | -0.48% | US$15.41 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 Jan 2010, covered US$34.27 from high to low; the median day covered US$18.31. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$34.27 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2010?
Down: the last close was US$1,080.67 on 29 Jan 2010, -1.53% (-US$16.84) against US$1,097.51 on 31 Dec 2009.
What were gold's high and low in January 2010?
High US$1,161.63 on 11 Jan 2010, low US$1,074.01 on 28 Jan 2010, a span of US$87.62.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2010?
20 Jan 2010: -2.32% (-US$26.36) close to close.