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Gold (XAUUSD) in May 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended May 2013 down 6.02% at US$1,387.64. It traded between US$1,337.95 on 20 May 2013 and US$1,488.08 on 3 May 2013, and its biggest day was +2.54% on 20 May 2013. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 May 2013) | US$1,475.67 |
| Last close (31 May 2013) | US$1,387.64 |
| Close before the month (30 Apr 2013) | US$1,476.59 |
| Month change | -6.02% · -US$88.95 |
| Month high (3 May 2013) | US$1,488.08 |
| Month low (20 May 2013) | US$1,337.95 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$150.13 · 10.17% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.121% |
| Median daily range | 2.06% · US$29.27 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 12 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 15 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 20 May 2013 | +2.54% | US$34.52 |
| Worst day | 15 May 2013 | -2.29% | -US$32.70 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 May 2013 | 4.53% | US$61.59 |
May 2013 against every May, 2005–2024
Ranked against May in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 2nd, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest May was 2009 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2012 (-6.22%).
May inside 2013
The median daily range in May 2013 was 2.06%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 1.32). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of May 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | US$1,457.02 | -1.33% | US$37.66 |
| 2 May 2013 | US$1,466.96 | +0.68% | US$25.03 |
| 3 May 2013 | US$1,470.45 | +0.24% | US$31.97 |
| 6 May 2013 | US$1,469.15 | -0.09% | US$14.37 |
| 7 May 2013 | US$1,452.07 | -1.16% | US$29.28 |
| 8 May 2013 | US$1,473.65 | +1.49% | US$29.01 |
| 9 May 2013 | US$1,457.13 | -1.12% | US$22.49 |
| 10 May 2013 | US$1,447.39 | -0.67% | US$42.44 |
| 13 May 2013 | US$1,430.81 | -1.15% | US$20.87 |
| 14 May 2013 | US$1,425.56 | -0.37% | US$24.24 |
| 15 May 2013 | US$1,392.86 | -2.29% | US$42.43 |
| 16 May 2013 | US$1,386.09 | -0.49% | US$28.69 |
| 17 May 2013 | US$1,358.89 | -1.96% | US$37.80 |
| 20 May 2013 | US$1,393.41 | +2.54% | US$61.59 |
| 21 May 2013 | US$1,376.38 | -1.22% | US$41.96 |
| 22 May 2013 | US$1,369.50 | -0.5% | US$59.87 |
| 23 May 2013 | US$1,390.80 | +1.56% | US$41.46 |
| 24 May 2013 | US$1,385.79 | -0.36% | US$16.09 |
| 27 May 2013 | US$1,394.40 | +0.62% | US$12.50 |
| 28 May 2013 | US$1,380.98 | -0.96% | US$25.79 |
| 29 May 2013 | US$1,393.51 | +0.91% | US$15.26 |
| 30 May 2013 | US$1,413.95 | +1.47% | US$29.27 |
| 31 May 2013 | US$1,387.64 | -1.86% | US$37.18 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 May 2013, covered US$61.59 from high to low; the median day covered US$29.27. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$61.59 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in May 2013?
Down: the last close was US$1,387.64 on 31 May 2013, -6.02% (-US$88.95) against US$1,476.59 on 30 Apr 2013.
What were gold's high and low in May 2013?
High US$1,488.08 on 3 May 2013, low US$1,337.95 on 20 May 2013, a span of US$150.13.
What was gold's biggest day in May 2013?
20 May 2013: +2.54% (US$34.52) close to close.