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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2010: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2010 down 4.96% at US$1,180.55. It traded between US$1,157.00 on 28 Jul 2010 and US$1,243.73 on 1 Jul 2010, and its biggest day was -3.52% on 1 Jul 2010. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2010.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jul 2010) | US$1,242.53 |
| Last close (30 Jul 2010) | US$1,180.55 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2010) | US$1,242.13 |
| Month change | -4.96% · -US$61.58 |
| Month high (1 Jul 2010) | US$1,243.73 |
| Month low (28 Jul 2010) | US$1,157.00 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$86.73 · 6.98% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.837% |
| Median daily range | 1.518% · US$17.85 |
| Median daily range for all of 2010 | 1.386% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 13 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Jul 2010 | +1.29% | US$15.48 |
| Worst day | 1 Jul 2010 | -3.52% | -US$43.73 |
| Widest high-low day | 1 Jul 2010 | 3.81% | US$47.38 |
July 2010 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 19th, median daily range 4th, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2010
The median daily range in July 2010 was 1.518%, which is wider than the median for all of 2010 (1.386%; ratio 1.10). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2010. The full year is on the gold in 2010 page.
Every trading day of July 2010
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2010 | US$1,198.40 | -3.52% | US$47.38 |
| 2 Jul 2010 | US$1,211.33 | +1.08% | US$12.71 |
| 5 Jul 2010 | US$1,208.60 | -0.23% | US$8.58 |
| 6 Jul 2010 | US$1,192.30 | -1.35% | US$24.14 |
| 7 Jul 2010 | US$1,202.48 | +0.85% | US$19.00 |
| 8 Jul 2010 | US$1,197.91 | -0.38% | US$20.27 |
| 9 Jul 2010 | US$1,211.54 | +1.14% | US$19.23 |
| 12 Jul 2010 | US$1,196.55 | -1.24% | US$15.99 |
| 13 Jul 2010 | US$1,212.03 | +1.29% | US$21.00 |
| 14 Jul 2010 | US$1,208.16 | -0.32% | US$15.28 |
| 15 Jul 2010 | US$1,208.03 | -0.01% | US$13.25 |
| 16 Jul 2010 | US$1,192.68 | -1.27% | US$24.62 |
| 19 Jul 2010 | US$1,182.64 | -0.84% | US$17.18 |
| 20 Jul 2010 | US$1,191.85 | +0.78% | US$17.97 |
| 21 Jul 2010 | US$1,184.78 | -0.59% | US$14.51 |
| 22 Jul 2010 | US$1,194.64 | +0.83% | US$19.49 |
| 23 Jul 2010 | US$1,188.82 | -0.49% | US$19.93 |
| 26 Jul 2010 | US$1,183.30 | -0.46% | US$14.93 |
| 27 Jul 2010 | US$1,161.30 | -1.86% | US$29.10 |
| 28 Jul 2010 | US$1,163.00 | +0.15% | US$8.88 |
| 29 Jul 2010 | US$1,167.80 | +0.41% | US$9.83 |
| 30 Jul 2010 | US$1,180.55 | +1.09% | US$17.72 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 1 Jul 2010, covered US$47.38 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.85. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$47.38 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2010?
Down: the last close was US$1,180.55 on 30 Jul 2010, -4.96% (-US$61.58) against US$1,242.13 on 30 Jun 2010.
What were gold's high and low in July 2010?
High US$1,243.73 on 1 Jul 2010, low US$1,157.00 on 28 Jul 2010, a span of US$86.73.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2010?
1 Jul 2010: -3.52% (-US$43.73) close to close.