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Gold (XAUUSD) in May 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended May 2011 down 1.77% at US$1,535.60. It traded between US$1,462.35 on 5 May 2011 and US$1,575.13 on 2 May 2011, and its biggest day was -2.77% on 5 May 2011. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 May 2011) | US$1,547.25 |
| Last close (31 May 2011) | US$1,535.60 |
| Close before the month (29 Apr 2011) | US$1,563.30 |
| Month change | -1.77% · -US$27.70 |
| Month high (2 May 2011) | US$1,575.13 |
| Month low (5 May 2011) | US$1,462.35 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$112.78 · 7.21% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.64% |
| Median daily range | 1.544% · US$23.85 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 6 May 2011 | +1.43% | US$21.10 |
| Worst day | 5 May 2011 | -2.77% | -US$41.92 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 May 2011 | 3.92% | US$59.45 |
May 2011 against every May, 2005–2024
Ranked against May in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 6th, high-low span 10th. Across those years the strongest May was 2009 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2012 (-6.22%).
May inside 2011
The median daily range in May 2011 was 1.544%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 1.01). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of May 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2011 | US$1,545.05 | -1.17% | US$36.28 |
| 3 May 2011 | US$1,535.55 | -0.61% | US$23.85 |
| 4 May 2011 | US$1,515.82 | -1.28% | US$37.05 |
| 5 May 2011 | US$1,473.90 | -2.77% | US$59.45 |
| 6 May 2011 | US$1,495.00 | +1.43% | US$27.20 |
| 9 May 2011 | US$1,512.85 | +1.19% | US$23.90 |
| 11 May 2011 | US$1,501.45 | -0.75% | US$30.77 |
| 12 May 2011 | US$1,506.30 | +0.32% | US$29.67 |
| 13 May 2011 | US$1,494.60 | -0.78% | US$33.60 |
| 16 May 2011 | US$1,489.60 | -0.33% | US$17.16 |
| 17 May 2011 | US$1,485.20 | -0.3% | US$25.82 |
| 18 May 2011 | US$1,496.15 | +0.74% | US$14.85 |
| 19 May 2011 | US$1,493.40 | -0.18% | US$13.35 |
| 20 May 2011 | US$1,512.85 | +1.3% | US$28.87 |
| 23 May 2011 | US$1,516.15 | +0.22% | US$14.95 |
| 24 May 2011 | US$1,525.86 | +0.64% | US$14.45 |
| 25 May 2011 | US$1,524.75 | -0.07% | US$11.15 |
| 26 May 2011 | US$1,519.15 | -0.37% | US$16.30 |
| 27 May 2011 | US$1,535.96 | +1.11% | US$18.70 |
| 30 May 2011 | US$1,537.95 | +0.13% | US$4.95 |
| 31 May 2011 | US$1,535.60 | -0.15% | US$8.30 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 May 2011, covered US$59.45 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.85. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$59.45 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in May 2011?
Down: the last close was US$1,535.60 on 31 May 2011, -1.77% (-US$27.70) against US$1,563.30 on 29 Apr 2011.
What were gold's high and low in May 2011?
High US$1,575.13 on 2 May 2011, low US$1,462.35 on 5 May 2011, a span of US$112.78.
What was gold's biggest day in May 2011?
5 May 2011: -2.77% (-US$41.92) close to close.