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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2011 down 2.32% at US$1,500.00. It traded between US$1,490.96 on 27 Jun 2011 and US$1,557.86 on 22 Jun 2011, and its biggest day was -1.78% on 23 Jun 2011. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jun 2011) | US$1,535.05 |
| Last close (30 Jun 2011) | US$1,500.00 |
| Close before the month (31 May 2011) | US$1,535.60 |
| Month change | -2.32% · -US$35.60 |
| Month high (22 Jun 2011) | US$1,557.86 |
| Month low (27 Jun 2011) | US$1,490.96 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$66.90 · 4.36% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.435% |
| Median daily range | 1.043% · US$15.89 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 29 Jun 2011 | +0.72% | US$10.76 |
| Worst day | 23 Jun 2011 | -1.78% | -US$27.60 |
| Widest high-low day | 23 Jun 2011 | 2.31% | US$35.85 |
June 2011 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 15th, median daily range 16th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2011
The median daily range in June 2011 was 1.043%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 0.68). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of June 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2011 | US$1,539.38 | +0.25% | US$20.68 |
| 2 Jun 2011 | US$1,533.15 | -0.4% | US$24.60 |
| 3 Jun 2011 | US$1,542.15 | +0.59% | US$21.58 |
| 6 Jun 2011 | US$1,544.60 | +0.16% | US$13.28 |
| 7 Jun 2011 | US$1,543.55 | -0.07% | US$13.90 |
| 8 Jun 2011 | US$1,537.00 | -0.42% | US$15.35 |
| 9 Jun 2011 | US$1,543.85 | +0.45% | US$16.30 |
| 10 Jun 2011 | US$1,531.12 | -0.82% | US$19.30 |
| 13 Jun 2011 | US$1,515.70 | -1.01% | US$21.75 |
| 14 Jun 2011 | US$1,523.60 | +0.52% | US$13.98 |
| 15 Jun 2011 | US$1,530.60 | +0.46% | US$20.40 |
| 16 Jun 2011 | US$1,529.25 | -0.09% | US$11.13 |
| 17 Jun 2011 | US$1,539.38 | +0.66% | US$19.50 |
| 20 Jun 2011 | US$1,540.33 | +0.06% | US$13.84 |
| 21 Jun 2011 | US$1,545.64 | +0.34% | US$9.42 |
| 22 Jun 2011 | US$1,548.82 | +0.21% | US$16.77 |
| 23 Jun 2011 | US$1,521.22 | -1.78% | US$35.85 |
| 24 Jun 2011 | US$1,502.29 | -1.24% | US$27.01 |
| 27 Jun 2011 | US$1,498.17 | -0.27% | US$14.27 |
| 28 Jun 2011 | US$1,500.86 | +0.18% | US$10.54 |
| 29 Jun 2011 | US$1,511.62 | +0.72% | US$12.69 |
| 30 Jun 2011 | US$1,500.00 | -0.77% | US$15.49 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 23 Jun 2011, covered US$35.85 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.89. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$35.85 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2011?
Down: the last close was US$1,500.00 on 30 Jun 2011, -2.32% (-US$35.60) against US$1,535.60 on 31 May 2011.
What were gold's high and low in June 2011?
High US$1,557.86 on 22 Jun 2011, low US$1,490.96 on 27 Jun 2011, a span of US$66.90.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2011?
23 Jun 2011: -1.78% (-US$27.60) close to close.