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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2013 up 1.02% at US$1,596.10. It traded between US$1,561.41 on 8 Mar 2013 and US$1,616.84 on 21 Mar 2013, and its biggest day was +0.82% on 18 Mar 2013. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Mar 2013) | US$1,580.61 |
| Last close (28 Mar 2013) | US$1,596.10 |
| Close before the month (28 Feb 2013) | US$1,579.99 |
| Month change | +1.02% · US$16.11 |
| Month high (21 Mar 2013) | US$1,616.84 |
| Month low (8 Mar 2013) | US$1,561.41 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$55.43 · 3.51% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.347% |
| Median daily range | 0.948% · US$15.03 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 0 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 18 Mar 2013 | +0.82% | US$13.06 |
| Worst day | 28 Mar 2013 | -0.56% | -US$9.01 |
| Widest high-low day | 25 Mar 2013 | 1.5% | US$24.14 |
March 2013 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 6th, median daily range 17th, high-low span 19th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2013
The median daily range in March 2013 was 0.948%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 0.61). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of March 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2013 | US$1,576.23 | -0.24% | US$22.47 |
| 4 Mar 2013 | US$1,573.63 | -0.16% | US$15.51 |
| 5 Mar 2013 | US$1,575.30 | +0.11% | US$14.56 |
| 6 Mar 2013 | US$1,583.46 | +0.52% | US$17.52 |
| 7 Mar 2013 | US$1,578.76 | -0.3% | US$10.55 |
| 8 Mar 2013 | US$1,578.55 | -0.01% | US$22.33 |
| 11 Mar 2013 | US$1,581.59 | +0.19% | US$7.89 |
| 12 Mar 2013 | US$1,592.74 | +0.7% | US$18.37 |
| 13 Mar 2013 | US$1,587.54 | -0.33% | US$13.72 |
| 14 Mar 2013 | US$1,590.13 | +0.16% | US$17.03 |
| 15 Mar 2013 | US$1,591.95 | +0.11% | US$10.56 |
| 18 Mar 2013 | US$1,605.01 | +0.82% | US$19.57 |
| 19 Mar 2013 | US$1,612.23 | +0.45% | US$15.58 |
| 20 Mar 2013 | US$1,605.95 | -0.39% | US$11.87 |
| 21 Mar 2013 | US$1,614.49 | +0.53% | US$12.35 |
| 22 Mar 2013 | US$1,608.42 | -0.38% | US$12.63 |
| 25 Mar 2013 | US$1,605.14 | -0.2% | US$24.14 |
| 26 Mar 2013 | US$1,599.22 | -0.37% | US$11.40 |
| 27 Mar 2013 | US$1,605.11 | +0.37% | US$17.06 |
| 28 Mar 2013 | US$1,596.10 | -0.56% | US$13.67 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 25 Mar 2013, covered US$24.14 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.03. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$24.14 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2013?
Up: the last close was US$1,596.10 on 28 Mar 2013, +1.02% (US$16.11) against US$1,579.99 on 28 Feb 2013.
What were gold's high and low in March 2013?
High US$1,616.84 on 21 Mar 2013, low US$1,561.41 on 8 Mar 2013, a span of US$55.43.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2013?
18 Mar 2013: +0.82% (US$13.06) close to close.