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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2013 down 0.68% at US$1,663.44. It traded between US$1,625.80 on 4 Jan 2013 and US$1,696.10 on 17 Jan 2013, and its biggest day was -1.39% on 3 Jan 2013. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Jan 2013) | US$1,673.25 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2013) | US$1,663.44 |
| Close before the month (31 Dec 2012) | US$1,674.87 |
| Month change | -0.68% · -US$11.43 |
| Month high (17 Jan 2013) | US$1,696.10 |
| Month low (4 Jan 2013) | US$1,625.80 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$70.30 · 4.2% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.509% |
| Median daily range | 1.053% · US$17.57 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 10 Jan 2013 | +1.03% | US$17.11 |
| Worst day | 3 Jan 2013 | -1.39% | -US$23.44 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 Jan 2013 | 2.3% | US$38.29 |
January 2013 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 14th, median daily range 15th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2013
The median daily range in January 2013 was 1.053%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 0.68). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of January 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2013 | US$1,686.61 | +0.7% | US$24.67 |
| 3 Jan 2013 | US$1,663.17 | -1.39% | US$29.28 |
| 4 Jan 2013 | US$1,655.75 | -0.45% | US$38.29 |
| 7 Jan 2013 | US$1,646.98 | -0.53% | US$19.80 |
| 8 Jan 2013 | US$1,658.65 | +0.71% | US$15.97 |
| 9 Jan 2013 | US$1,657.57 | -0.07% | US$14.47 |
| 10 Jan 2013 | US$1,674.68 | +1.03% | US$25.05 |
| 11 Jan 2013 | US$1,662.71 | -0.71% | US$23.53 |
| 14 Jan 2013 | US$1,667.59 | +0.29% | US$14.82 |
| 15 Jan 2013 | US$1,679.12 | +0.69% | US$18.73 |
| 16 Jan 2013 | US$1,679.41 | +0.02% | US$11.37 |
| 17 Jan 2013 | US$1,687.60 | +0.49% | US$29.41 |
| 18 Jan 2013 | US$1,683.31 | -0.25% | US$11.86 |
| 21 Jan 2013 | US$1,689.62 | +0.37% | US$5.39 |
| 22 Jan 2013 | US$1,691.93 | +0.14% | US$9.40 |
| 23 Jan 2013 | US$1,685.73 | -0.37% | US$11.32 |
| 24 Jan 2013 | US$1,667.77 | -1.07% | US$21.12 |
| 25 Jan 2013 | US$1,658.91 | -0.53% | US$16.40 |
| 28 Jan 2013 | US$1,655.67 | -0.2% | US$10.40 |
| 29 Jan 2013 | US$1,663.65 | +0.48% | US$11.21 |
| 30 Jan 2013 | US$1,676.71 | +0.79% | US$21.09 |
| 31 Jan 2013 | US$1,663.44 | -0.79% | US$22.95 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 Jan 2013, covered US$38.29 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.57. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$38.29 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2013?
Down: the last close was US$1,663.44 on 31 Jan 2013, -0.68% (-US$11.43) against US$1,674.87 on 31 Dec 2012.
What were gold's high and low in January 2013?
High US$1,696.10 on 17 Jan 2013, low US$1,625.80 on 4 Jan 2013, a span of US$70.30.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2013?
3 Jan 2013: -1.39% (-US$23.44) close to close.