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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2012 down 2.9% at US$1,720.32. It traded between US$1,698.50 on 24 Oct 2012 and US$1,795.87 on 5 Oct 2012, and its biggest day was -1.21% on 23 Oct 2012. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Oct 2012) | US$1,769.47 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2012) | US$1,720.32 |
| Close before the month (28 Sep 2012) | US$1,771.68 |
| Month change | -2.9% · -US$51.36 |
| Month high (5 Oct 2012) | US$1,795.87 |
| Month low (24 Oct 2012) | US$1,698.50 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$97.37 · 5.5% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.371% |
| Median daily range | 0.929% · US$16.12 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 14 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Oct 2012 | +0.71% | US$12.63 |
| Worst day | 23 Oct 2012 | -1.21% | -US$20.84 |
| Widest high-low day | 1 Oct 2012 | 1.6% | US$28.28 |
October 2012 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 17th, median daily range 17th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2012
The median daily range in October 2012 was 0.929%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 0.76). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of October 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2012 | US$1,775.27 | +0.2% | US$28.28 |
| 2 Oct 2012 | US$1,774.74 | -0.03% | US$13.94 |
| 3 Oct 2012 | US$1,777.46 | +0.15% | US$10.98 |
| 4 Oct 2012 | US$1,790.09 | +0.71% | US$17.56 |
| 5 Oct 2012 | US$1,780.29 | -0.55% | US$23.46 |
| 8 Oct 2012 | US$1,774.86 | -0.31% | US$13.20 |
| 9 Oct 2012 | US$1,764.16 | -0.6% | US$19.25 |
| 10 Oct 2012 | US$1,762.32 | -0.1% | US$11.28 |
| 11 Oct 2012 | US$1,767.13 | +0.27% | US$16.37 |
| 12 Oct 2012 | US$1,754.19 | -0.73% | US$21.20 |
| 15 Oct 2012 | US$1,737.87 | -0.93% | US$23.49 |
| 16 Oct 2012 | US$1,747.52 | +0.56% | US$13.40 |
| 17 Oct 2012 | US$1,749.86 | +0.13% | US$10.70 |
| 18 Oct 2012 | US$1,741.07 | -0.5% | US$14.07 |
| 19 Oct 2012 | US$1,721.75 | -1.11% | US$27.78 |
| 22 Oct 2012 | US$1,728.14 | +0.37% | US$15.94 |
| 23 Oct 2012 | US$1,707.30 | -1.21% | US$26.19 |
| 24 Oct 2012 | US$1,701.71 | -0.33% | US$15.83 |
| 25 Oct 2012 | US$1,711.43 | +0.57% | US$16.12 |
| 26 Oct 2012 | US$1,710.89 | -0.03% | US$18.05 |
| 29 Oct 2012 | US$1,709.14 | -0.1% | US$11.25 |
| 30 Oct 2012 | US$1,708.62 | -0.03% | US$10.41 |
| 31 Oct 2012 | US$1,720.32 | +0.68% | US$16.66 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 1 Oct 2012, covered US$28.28 from high to low; the median day covered US$16.12. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$28.28 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2012?
Down: the last close was US$1,720.32 on 31 Oct 2012, -2.9% (-US$51.36) against US$1,771.68 on 28 Sep 2012.
What were gold's high and low in October 2012?
High US$1,795.87 on 5 Oct 2012, low US$1,698.50 on 24 Oct 2012, a span of US$97.37.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2012?
23 Oct 2012: -1.21% (-US$20.84) close to close.