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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2011 up 8.42% at US$1,626.27. It traded between US$1,478.05 on 1 Jul 2011 and US$1,632.35 on 29 Jul 2011, and its biggest day was +1.9% on 5 Jul 2011. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Jul 2011) | US$1,500.75 |
| Last close (29 Jul 2011) | US$1,626.27 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2011) | US$1,500.00 |
| Month change | +8.42% · US$126.27 |
| Month high (29 Jul 2011) | US$1,632.35 |
| Month low (1 Jul 2011) | US$1,478.05 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$154.30 · 10.29% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.705% |
| Median daily range | 1.317% · US$20.58 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 16 / 4 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 5 Jul 2011 | +1.9% | US$28.26 |
| Worst day | 19 Jul 2011 | -1.05% | -US$16.83 |
| Widest high-low day | 18 Jul 2011 | 6.99% | US$111.28 |
July 2011 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 2nd, median daily range 8th, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2011
The median daily range in July 2011 was 1.317%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 0.86). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of July 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2011 | US$1,487.25 | -0.85% | US$24.42 |
| 5 Jul 2011 | US$1,515.51 | +1.9% | US$23.46 |
| 6 Jul 2011 | US$1,528.48 | +0.86% | US$23.59 |
| 7 Jul 2011 | US$1,531.34 | +0.19% | US$11.47 |
| 8 Jul 2011 | US$1,543.75 | +0.81% | US$20.56 |
| 11 Jul 2011 | US$1,553.43 | +0.63% | US$15.01 |
| 12 Jul 2011 | US$1,567.89 | +0.93% | US$32.75 |
| 13 Jul 2011 | US$1,581.35 | +0.86% | US$23.50 |
| 14 Jul 2011 | US$1,587.09 | +0.36% | US$15.27 |
| 15 Jul 2011 | US$1,592.79 | +0.36% | US$17.78 |
| 18 Jul 2011 | US$1,604.86 | +0.76% | US$111.28 |
| 19 Jul 2011 | US$1,588.03 | -1.05% | US$27.42 |
| 20 Jul 2011 | US$1,600.83 | +0.81% | US$20.51 |
| 21 Jul 2011 | US$1,590.49 | -0.65% | US$19.55 |
| 22 Jul 2011 | US$1,600.85 | +0.65% | US$23.50 |
| 25 Jul 2011 | US$1,613.93 | +0.82% | US$20.59 |
| 26 Jul 2011 | US$1,619.03 | +0.32% | US$12.23 |
| 27 Jul 2011 | US$1,612.98 | -0.37% | US$19.61 |
| 28 Jul 2011 | US$1,616.23 | +0.2% | US$16.91 |
| 29 Jul 2011 | US$1,626.27 | +0.62% | US$21.93 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 18 Jul 2011, covered US$111.28 from high to low; the median day covered US$20.58. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$111.28 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2011?
Up: the last close was US$1,626.27 on 29 Jul 2011, +8.42% (US$126.27) against US$1,500.00 on 30 Jun 2011.
What were gold's high and low in July 2011?
High US$1,632.35 on 29 Jul 2011, low US$1,478.05 on 1 Jul 2011, a span of US$154.30.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2011?
5 Jul 2011: +1.9% (US$28.26) close to close.