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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2011 up 5.56% at US$1,713.95. It traded between US$1,595.65 on 4 Oct 2011 and US$1,752.22 on 28 Oct 2011, and its biggest day was +3.1% on 25 Oct 2011. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Oct 2011) | US$1,623.68 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2011) | US$1,713.95 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2011) | US$1,623.68 |
| Month change | +5.56% · US$90.27 |
| Month high (28 Oct 2011) | US$1,752.22 |
| Month low (4 Oct 2011) | US$1,595.65 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$156.57 · 9.64% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.043% |
| Median daily range | 2.289% · US$37.12 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 11 / 4 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 25 Oct 2011 | +3.1% | US$51.23 |
| Worst day | 4 Oct 2011 | -2.17% | -US$35.89 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 Oct 2011 | 4.99% | US$82.70 |
October 2011 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 3rd, median daily range 2nd, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2011
The median daily range in October 2011 was 2.289%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 1.50). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of October 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2011 | US$1,657.46 | +2.08% | US$42.86 |
| 4 Oct 2011 | US$1,621.57 | -2.17% | US$82.70 |
| 5 Oct 2011 | US$1,640.25 | +1.15% | US$49.48 |
| 6 Oct 2011 | US$1,652.20 | +0.73% | US$23.55 |
| 7 Oct 2011 | US$1,636.48 | -0.95% | US$40.23 |
| 10 Oct 2011 | US$1,676.07 | +2.42% | US$38.68 |
| 11 Oct 2011 | US$1,661.90 | -0.85% | US$30.62 |
| 12 Oct 2011 | US$1,677.47 | +0.94% | US$31.73 |
| 13 Oct 2011 | US$1,667.82 | -0.58% | US$31.55 |
| 14 Oct 2011 | US$1,680.62 | +0.77% | US$22.33 |
| 17 Oct 2011 | US$1,670.31 | -0.61% | US$30.02 |
| 18 Oct 2011 | US$1,657.98 | -0.74% | US$49.68 |
| 19 Oct 2011 | US$1,640.68 | -1.04% | US$25.41 |
| 20 Oct 2011 | US$1,621.73 | -1.16% | US$41.04 |
| 21 Oct 2011 | US$1,641.77 | +1.24% | US$37.12 |
| 24 Oct 2011 | US$1,653.36 | +0.71% | US$26.59 |
| 25 Oct 2011 | US$1,704.59 | +3.1% | US$65.19 |
| 26 Oct 2011 | US$1,724.14 | +1.15% | US$31.73 |
| 27 Oct 2011 | US$1,744.28 | +1.17% | US$43.90 |
| 28 Oct 2011 | US$1,743.07 | -0.07% | US$20.05 |
| 31 Oct 2011 | US$1,713.95 | -1.67% | US$40.62 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 Oct 2011, covered US$82.70 from high to low; the median day covered US$37.12. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$82.70 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2011?
Up: the last close was US$1,713.95 on 31 Oct 2011, +5.56% (US$90.27) against US$1,623.68 on 30 Sep 2011.
What were gold's high and low in October 2011?
High US$1,752.22 on 28 Oct 2011, low US$1,595.65 on 4 Oct 2011, a span of US$156.57.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2011?
25 Oct 2011: +3.1% (US$51.23) close to close.