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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2011 up 1.47% at US$1,431.90. It traded between US$1,380.88 on 15 Mar 2011 and US$1,447.40 on 24 Mar 2011, and its biggest day was -1.69% on 15 Mar 2011. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Mar 2011) | US$1,410.87 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2011) | US$1,431.90 |
| Close before the month (28 Feb 2011) | US$1,411.12 |
| Month change | +1.47% · US$20.78 |
| Month high (24 Mar 2011) | US$1,447.40 |
| Month low (15 Mar 2011) | US$1,380.88 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$66.52 · 4.71% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.471% |
| Median daily range | 1.217% · US$17.20 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Mar 2011 | +1.55% | US$21.88 |
| Worst day | 15 Mar 2011 | -1.69% | -US$24.05 |
| Widest high-low day | 15 Mar 2011 | 3.16% | US$45.05 |
March 2011 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 5th, median daily range 15th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2011
The median daily range in March 2011 was 1.217%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 0.80). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of March 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2011 | US$1,433.00 | +1.55% | US$25.53 |
| 2 Mar 2011 | US$1,434.10 | +0.08% | US$12.53 |
| 3 Mar 2011 | US$1,415.70 | -1.28% | US$26.00 |
| 4 Mar 2011 | US$1,430.64 | +1.06% | US$17.23 |
| 7 Mar 2011 | US$1,431.71 | +0.07% | US$16.45 |
| 8 Mar 2011 | US$1,428.67 | -0.21% | US$13.39 |
| 9 Mar 2011 | US$1,430.64 | +0.14% | US$13.09 |
| 10 Mar 2011 | US$1,411.45 | -1.34% | US$28.47 |
| 11 Mar 2011 | US$1,417.20 | +0.41% | US$19.25 |
| 14 Mar 2011 | US$1,423.88 | +0.47% | US$11.63 |
| 15 Mar 2011 | US$1,399.83 | -1.69% | US$45.05 |
| 16 Mar 2011 | US$1,399.39 | -0.03% | US$13.55 |
| 17 Mar 2011 | US$1,402.10 | +0.19% | US$17.20 |
| 18 Mar 2011 | US$1,418.16 | +1.15% | US$17.88 |
| 21 Mar 2011 | US$1,426.75 | +0.61% | US$11.04 |
| 22 Mar 2011 | US$1,428.31 | +0.11% | US$12.61 |
| 23 Mar 2011 | US$1,437.75 | +0.66% | US$15.24 |
| 24 Mar 2011 | US$1,430.75 | -0.49% | US$23.60 |
| 25 Mar 2011 | US$1,429.32 | -0.1% | US$15.35 |
| 28 Mar 2011 | US$1,419.92 | -0.66% | US$17.87 |
| 29 Mar 2011 | US$1,418.15 | -0.12% | US$12.05 |
| 30 Mar 2011 | US$1,422.60 | +0.31% | US$18.00 |
| 31 Mar 2011 | US$1,431.90 | +0.65% | US$19.05 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 15 Mar 2011, covered US$45.05 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.20. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$45.05 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2011?
Up: the last close was US$1,431.90 on 31 Mar 2011, +1.47% (US$20.78) against US$1,411.12 on 28 Feb 2011.
What were gold's high and low in March 2011?
High US$1,447.40 on 24 Mar 2011, low US$1,380.88 on 15 Mar 2011, a span of US$66.52.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2011?
15 Mar 2011: -1.69% (-US$24.05) close to close.