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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2010: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2010 down 0.39% at US$1,112.89. It traded between US$1,085.05 on 24 Mar 2010 and US$1,144.62 on 3 Mar 2010, and its biggest day was -1.73% on 19 Mar 2010. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2010.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Mar 2010) | US$1,117.83 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2010) | US$1,112.89 |
| Close before the month (26 Feb 2010) | US$1,117.30 |
| Month change | -0.39% · -US$4.41 |
| Month high (3 Mar 2010) | US$1,144.62 |
| Month low (24 Mar 2010) | US$1,085.05 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$59.57 · 5.33% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.566% |
| Median daily range | 1.37% · US$15.37 |
| Median daily range for all of 2010 | 1.386% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 26 Mar 2010 | +1.59% | US$17.30 |
| Worst day | 19 Mar 2010 | -1.73% | -US$19.49 |
| Widest high-low day | 19 Mar 2010 | 2.26% | US$25.44 |
March 2010 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 9th, median daily range 9th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2010
The median daily range in March 2010 was 1.37%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2010 (1.386%; ratio 0.99). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2010. The full year is on the gold in 2010 page.
Every trading day of March 2010
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2010 | US$1,118.50 | +0.11% | US$11.23 |
| 2 Mar 2010 | US$1,134.33 | +1.42% | US$22.63 |
| 3 Mar 2010 | US$1,139.58 | +0.46% | US$12.49 |
| 4 Mar 2010 | US$1,131.78 | -0.68% | US$15.61 |
| 5 Mar 2010 | US$1,134.55 | +0.24% | US$12.97 |
| 8 Mar 2010 | US$1,123.37 | -0.99% | US$18.95 |
| 9 Mar 2010 | US$1,121.53 | -0.16% | US$15.83 |
| 10 Mar 2010 | US$1,108.25 | -1.18% | US$24.33 |
| 11 Mar 2010 | US$1,109.35 | +0.1% | US$11.17 |
| 12 Mar 2010 | US$1,101.49 | -0.71% | US$20.65 |
| 15 Mar 2010 | US$1,108.75 | +0.66% | US$8.46 |
| 16 Mar 2010 | US$1,125.70 | +1.53% | US$20.24 |
| 17 Mar 2010 | US$1,124.45 | -0.11% | US$14.75 |
| 18 Mar 2010 | US$1,126.13 | +0.15% | US$11.00 |
| 19 Mar 2010 | US$1,106.64 | -1.73% | US$25.44 |
| 22 Mar 2010 | US$1,101.63 | -0.45% | US$16.24 |
| 23 Mar 2010 | US$1,104.85 | +0.29% | US$13.45 |
| 24 Mar 2010 | US$1,086.52 | -1.66% | US$19.97 |
| 25 Mar 2010 | US$1,089.80 | +0.3% | US$9.11 |
| 26 Mar 2010 | US$1,107.10 | +1.59% | US$19.97 |
| 29 Mar 2010 | US$1,109.61 | +0.23% | US$11.10 |
| 30 Mar 2010 | US$1,103.33 | -0.57% | US$11.66 |
| 31 Mar 2010 | US$1,112.89 | +0.87% | US$15.37 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 19 Mar 2010, covered US$25.44 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.37. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$25.44 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2010?
Down: the last close was US$1,112.89 on 31 Mar 2010, -0.39% (-US$4.41) against US$1,117.30 on 26 Feb 2010.
What were gold's high and low in March 2010?
High US$1,144.62 on 3 Mar 2010, low US$1,085.05 on 24 Mar 2010, a span of US$59.57.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2010?
19 Mar 2010: -1.73% (-US$19.49) close to close.