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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2010: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2010 up 5.65% at US$1,247.20. It traded between US$1,174.53 on 2 Aug 2010 and US$1,249.70 on 31 Aug 2010, and its biggest day was +1.32% on 12 Aug 2010. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2010.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Aug 2010) | US$1,181.13 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2010) | US$1,247.20 |
| Close before the month (30 Jul 2010) | US$1,180.55 |
| Month change | +5.65% · US$66.65 |
| Month high (31 Aug 2010) | US$1,249.70 |
| Month low (2 Aug 2010) | US$1,174.53 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$75.17 · 6.37% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.308% |
| Median daily range | 0.966% · US$11.66 |
| Median daily range for all of 2010 | 1.386% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 1 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 15 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 12 Aug 2010 | +1.32% | US$15.78 |
| Worst day | 11 Aug 2010 | -0.51% | -US$6.13 |
| Widest high-low day | 24 Aug 2010 | 2.01% | US$24.58 |
August 2010 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 3rd, median daily range 17th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2010
The median daily range in August 2010 was 0.966%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2010 (1.386%; ratio 0.70). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2010. The full year is on the gold in 2010 page.
Every trading day of August 2010
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2010 | US$1,182.48 | +0.16% | US$15.11 |
| 3 Aug 2010 | US$1,185.88 | +0.29% | US$11.03 |
| 4 Aug 2010 | US$1,194.52 | +0.73% | US$15.07 |
| 5 Aug 2010 | US$1,194.67 | +0.01% | US$9.77 |
| 6 Aug 2010 | US$1,204.98 | +0.86% | US$18.45 |
| 9 Aug 2010 | US$1,201.02 | -0.33% | US$10.67 |
| 10 Aug 2010 | US$1,203.98 | +0.25% | US$16.65 |
| 11 Aug 2010 | US$1,197.85 | -0.51% | US$15.49 |
| 12 Aug 2010 | US$1,213.63 | +1.32% | US$17.55 |
| 13 Aug 2010 | US$1,215.20 | +0.13% | US$6.68 |
| 16 Aug 2010 | US$1,224.93 | +0.8% | US$13.18 |
| 17 Aug 2010 | US$1,224.53 | -0.03% | US$6.41 |
| 18 Aug 2010 | US$1,229.13 | +0.38% | US$14.61 |
| 19 Aug 2010 | US$1,231.71 | +0.21% | US$9.55 |
| 20 Aug 2010 | US$1,227.58 | -0.34% | US$10.77 |
| 23 Aug 2010 | US$1,225.83 | -0.14% | US$10.06 |
| 24 Aug 2010 | US$1,230.28 | +0.36% | US$24.58 |
| 25 Aug 2010 | US$1,239.80 | +0.77% | US$12.30 |
| 26 Aug 2010 | US$1,237.28 | -0.2% | US$9.96 |
| 27 Aug 2010 | US$1,237.80 | +0.04% | US$10.12 |
| 30 Aug 2010 | US$1,236.69 | -0.09% | US$4.93 |
| 31 Aug 2010 | US$1,247.20 | +0.85% | US$17.91 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 24 Aug 2010, covered US$24.58 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.66. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$24.58 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2010?
Up: the last close was US$1,247.20 on 31 Aug 2010, +5.65% (US$66.65) against US$1,180.55 on 30 Jul 2010.
What were gold's high and low in August 2010?
High US$1,249.70 on 31 Aug 2010, low US$1,174.53 on 2 Aug 2010, a span of US$75.17.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2010?
12 Aug 2010: +1.32% (US$15.78) close to close.