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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2011 up 5.91% at US$1,411.12. It traded between US$1,324.82 on 3 Feb 2011 and US$1,417.94 on 24 Feb 2011, and its biggest day was +1.43% on 3 Feb 2011. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Feb 2011) | US$1,332.31 |
| Last close (28 Feb 2011) | US$1,411.12 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2011) | US$1,332.40 |
| Month change | +5.91% · US$78.72 |
| Month high (24 Feb 2011) | US$1,417.94 |
| Month low (3 Feb 2011) | US$1,324.82 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$93.12 · 6.99% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.5% |
| Median daily range | 1.055% · US$14.38 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 6 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 3 Feb 2011 | +1.43% | US$19.13 |
| Worst day | 24 Feb 2011 | -0.63% | -US$8.83 |
| Widest high-low day | 3 Feb 2011 | 2.31% | US$30.81 |
February 2011 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 4th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 13th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2011
The median daily range in February 2011 was 1.055%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 0.69). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of February 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2011 | US$1,340.96 | +0.64% | US$17.49 |
| 2 Feb 2011 | US$1,334.82 | -0.46% | US$16.12 |
| 3 Feb 2011 | US$1,353.95 | +1.43% | US$30.81 |
| 4 Feb 2011 | US$1,348.65 | -0.39% | US$12.85 |
| 7 Feb 2011 | US$1,350.90 | +0.17% | US$7.97 |
| 8 Feb 2011 | US$1,363.52 | +0.93% | US$19.46 |
| 9 Feb 2011 | US$1,363.31 | -0.02% | US$8.90 |
| 10 Feb 2011 | US$1,363.44 | +0.01% | US$14.72 |
| 11 Feb 2011 | US$1,356.63 | -0.5% | US$14.04 |
| 14 Feb 2011 | US$1,361.48 | +0.36% | US$12.39 |
| 15 Feb 2011 | US$1,373.45 | +0.88% | US$15.12 |
| 16 Feb 2011 | US$1,374.10 | +0.05% | US$13.61 |
| 17 Feb 2011 | US$1,383.67 | +0.7% | US$10.64 |
| 18 Feb 2011 | US$1,389.79 | +0.44% | US$9.97 |
| 21 Feb 2011 | US$1,405.83 | +1.15% | US$17.63 |
| 22 Feb 2011 | US$1,398.78 | -0.5% | US$18.14 |
| 23 Feb 2011 | US$1,411.30 | +0.9% | US$21.05 |
| 24 Feb 2011 | US$1,402.47 | -0.63% | US$25.55 |
| 25 Feb 2011 | US$1,410.15 | +0.55% | US$11.61 |
| 28 Feb 2011 | US$1,411.12 | +0.07% | US$11.56 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 3 Feb 2011, covered US$30.81 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.38. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$30.81 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2011?
Up: the last close was US$1,411.12 on 28 Feb 2011, +5.91% (US$78.72) against US$1,332.40 on 31 Jan 2011.
What were gold's high and low in February 2011?
High US$1,417.94 on 24 Feb 2011, low US$1,324.82 on 3 Feb 2011, a span of US$93.12.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2011?
3 Feb 2011: +1.43% (US$19.13) close to close.