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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2012 up 4.78% at US$1,771.68. It traded between US$1,685.35 on 3 Sep 2012 and US$1,787.39 on 21 Sep 2012, and its biggest day was +2.1% on 7 Sep 2012. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (3 Sep 2012) | US$1,689.15 |
| Last close (28 Sep 2012) | US$1,771.68 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2012) | US$1,690.80 |
| Month change | +4.78% · US$80.88 |
| Month high (21 Sep 2012) | US$1,787.39 |
| Month low (3 Sep 2012) | US$1,685.35 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$102.04 · 6.04% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.326% |
| Median daily range | 0.97% · US$17.18 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 7 Sep 2012 | +2.1% | US$35.66 |
| Worst day | 10 Sep 2012 | -0.56% | -US$9.70 |
| Widest high-low day | 13 Sep 2012 | 3.31% | US$57.20 |
September 2012 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 16th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2012
The median daily range in September 2012 was 0.97%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 0.80). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of September 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2012 | US$1,692.30 | +0.09% | US$6.95 |
| 4 Sep 2012 | US$1,695.72 | +0.2% | US$10.89 |
| 5 Sep 2012 | US$1,692.80 | -0.17% | US$8.55 |
| 6 Sep 2012 | US$1,700.04 | +0.43% | US$21.96 |
| 7 Sep 2012 | US$1,735.70 | +2.1% | US$52.68 |
| 10 Sep 2012 | US$1,726.00 | -0.56% | US$15.22 |
| 11 Sep 2012 | US$1,732.03 | +0.35% | US$12.41 |
| 12 Sep 2012 | US$1,730.64 | -0.08% | US$22.01 |
| 13 Sep 2012 | US$1,766.12 | +2.05% | US$57.20 |
| 14 Sep 2012 | US$1,770.35 | +0.24% | US$12.21 |
| 17 Sep 2012 | US$1,761.14 | -0.52% | US$22.43 |
| 18 Sep 2012 | US$1,771.25 | +0.57% | US$21.48 |
| 19 Sep 2012 | US$1,770.02 | -0.07% | US$17.40 |
| 20 Sep 2012 | US$1,768.50 | -0.09% | US$16.96 |
| 21 Sep 2012 | US$1,773.03 | +0.26% | US$20.77 |
| 24 Sep 2012 | US$1,764.15 | -0.5% | US$16.65 |
| 25 Sep 2012 | US$1,760.84 | -0.19% | US$16.22 |
| 26 Sep 2012 | US$1,752.21 | -0.49% | US$28.87 |
| 27 Sep 2012 | US$1,777.05 | +1.42% | US$29.49 |
| 28 Sep 2012 | US$1,771.68 | -0.3% | US$16.05 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 13 Sep 2012, covered US$57.20 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.18. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$57.20 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2012?
Up: the last close was US$1,771.68 on 28 Sep 2012, +4.78% (US$80.88) against US$1,690.80 on 31 Aug 2012.
What were gold's high and low in September 2012?
High US$1,787.39 on 21 Sep 2012, low US$1,685.35 on 3 Sep 2012, a span of US$102.04.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2012?
7 Sep 2012: +2.1% (US$35.66) close to close.