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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2013 down 11.01% at US$1,234.86. It traded between US$1,180.17 on 28 Jun 2013 and US$1,423.89 on 6 Jun 2013, and its biggest day was -4.93% on 20 Jun 2013. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (3 Jun 2013) | US$1,389.50 |
| Last close (28 Jun 2013) | US$1,234.86 |
| Close before the month (31 May 2013) | US$1,387.64 |
| Month change | -11.01% · -US$152.78 |
| Month high (6 Jun 2013) | US$1,423.89 |
| Month low (28 Jun 2013) | US$1,180.17 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$243.72 · 17.56% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.855% |
| Median daily range | 1.904% · US$25.73 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 5 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 28 Jun 2013 | +2.88% | US$34.57 |
| Worst day | 20 Jun 2013 | -4.93% | -US$66.61 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 Jun 2013 | 5.55% | US$75.02 |
June 2013 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 20th, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 1st. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2013
The median daily range in June 2013 was 1.904%, which is wider than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 1.22). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of June 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2013 | US$1,411.29 | +1.7% | US$28.07 |
| 4 Jun 2013 | US$1,399.40 | -0.84% | US$26.00 |
| 5 Jun 2013 | US$1,403.74 | +0.31% | US$14.71 |
| 6 Jun 2013 | US$1,413.53 | +0.7% | US$32.11 |
| 7 Jun 2013 | US$1,381.96 | -2.23% | US$40.19 |
| 10 Jun 2013 | US$1,386.28 | +0.31% | US$13.16 |
| 11 Jun 2013 | US$1,377.88 | -0.61% | US$22.24 |
| 12 Jun 2013 | US$1,388.46 | +0.77% | US$21.51 |
| 13 Jun 2013 | US$1,385.12 | -0.24% | US$20.42 |
| 14 Jun 2013 | US$1,390.25 | +0.37% | US$13.91 |
| 17 Jun 2013 | US$1,385.09 | -0.37% | US$11.46 |
| 18 Jun 2013 | US$1,367.92 | -1.24% | US$24.93 |
| 19 Jun 2013 | US$1,351.03 | -1.23% | US$27.65 |
| 20 Jun 2013 | US$1,284.42 | -4.93% | US$75.02 |
| 21 Jun 2013 | US$1,295.57 | +0.87% | US$33.04 |
| 24 Jun 2013 | US$1,282.52 | -1.01% | US$25.46 |
| 25 Jun 2013 | US$1,277.47 | -0.39% | US$17.84 |
| 26 Jun 2013 | US$1,226.89 | -3.96% | US$56.39 |
| 27 Jun 2013 | US$1,200.29 | -2.17% | US$48.15 |
| 28 Jun 2013 | US$1,234.86 | +2.88% | US$54.97 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 Jun 2013, covered US$75.02 from high to low; the median day covered US$25.73. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$75.02 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2013?
Down: the last close was US$1,234.86 on 28 Jun 2013, -11.01% (-US$152.78) against US$1,387.64 on 31 May 2013.
What were gold's high and low in June 2013?
High US$1,423.89 on 6 Jun 2013, low US$1,180.17 on 28 Jun 2013, a span of US$243.72.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2013?
20 Jun 2013: -4.93% (-US$66.61) close to close.