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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2010: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2010 up 3.39% at US$1,117.30. It traded between US$1,044.46 on 5 Feb 2010 and US$1,130.75 on 22 Feb 2010, and its biggest day was -4.15% on 4 Feb 2010. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2010.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Feb 2010) | US$1,082.66 |
| Last close (26 Feb 2010) | US$1,117.30 |
| Close before the month (29 Jan 2010) | US$1,080.67 |
| Month change | +3.39% · US$36.63 |
| Month high (22 Feb 2010) | US$1,130.75 |
| Month low (5 Feb 2010) | US$1,044.46 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$86.29 · 7.98% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.763% |
| Median daily range | 1.895% · US$20.81 |
| Median daily range for all of 2010 | 1.386% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Feb 2010 | +2.39% | US$25.79 |
| Worst day | 4 Feb 2010 | -4.15% | -US$46.09 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 Feb 2010 | 4.62% | US$51.25 |
February 2010 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 6th, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2010
The median daily range in February 2010 was 1.895%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2010 (1.386%; ratio 1.37). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2010. The full year is on the gold in 2010 page.
Every trading day of February 2010
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2010 | US$1,106.46 | +2.39% | US$30.95 |
| 2 Feb 2010 | US$1,114.50 | +0.73% | US$19.04 |
| 3 Feb 2010 | US$1,110.44 | -0.36% | US$17.71 |
| 4 Feb 2010 | US$1,064.35 | -4.15% | US$51.25 |
| 5 Feb 2010 | US$1,065.95 | +0.15% | US$24.15 |
| 8 Feb 2010 | US$1,062.63 | -0.31% | US$11.99 |
| 9 Feb 2010 | US$1,077.91 | +1.44% | US$20.09 |
| 10 Feb 2010 | US$1,071.77 | -0.57% | US$18.77 |
| 11 Feb 2010 | US$1,095.08 | +2.17% | US$25.25 |
| 12 Feb 2010 | US$1,093.05 | -0.19% | US$15.42 |
| 15 Feb 2010 | US$1,100.58 | +0.69% | US$10.68 |
| 16 Feb 2010 | US$1,118.94 | +1.67% | US$22.96 |
| 17 Feb 2010 | US$1,106.55 | -1.11% | US$21.81 |
| 18 Feb 2010 | US$1,108.55 | +0.18% | US$26.04 |
| 19 Feb 2010 | US$1,118.99 | +0.94% | US$27.21 |
| 22 Feb 2010 | US$1,113.92 | -0.45% | US$20.78 |
| 23 Feb 2010 | US$1,103.00 | -0.98% | US$21.85 |
| 24 Feb 2010 | US$1,097.28 | -0.52% | US$18.29 |
| 25 Feb 2010 | US$1,106.05 | +0.8% | US$20.84 |
| 26 Feb 2010 | US$1,117.30 | +1.02% | US$14.32 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 Feb 2010, covered US$51.25 from high to low; the median day covered US$20.81. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$51.25 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2010?
Up: the last close was US$1,117.30 on 26 Feb 2010, +3.39% (US$36.63) against US$1,080.67 on 29 Jan 2010.
What were gold's high and low in February 2010?
High US$1,130.75 on 22 Feb 2010, low US$1,044.46 on 5 Feb 2010, a span of US$86.29.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2010?
4 Feb 2010: -4.15% (-US$46.09) close to close.