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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2013 up 7.3% at US$1,325.06. It traded between US$1,208.14 on 5 Jul 2013 and US$1,346.68 on 23 Jul 2013, and its biggest day was +3.07% on 22 Jul 2013. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Jul 2013) | US$1,235.51 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2013) | US$1,325.06 |
| Close before the month (28 Jun 2013) | US$1,234.86 |
| Month change | +7.3% · US$90.20 |
| Month high (23 Jul 2013) | US$1,346.68 |
| Month low (5 Jul 2013) | US$1,208.14 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$138.54 · 11.22% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.72% |
| Median daily range | 1.89% · US$23.20 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 8 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 22 Jul 2013 | +3.07% | US$39.79 |
| Worst day | 5 Jul 2013 | -2.12% | -US$26.53 |
| Widest high-low day | 22 Jul 2013 | 3.33% | US$43.16 |
July 2013 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 3rd, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 3rd. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2013
The median daily range in July 2013 was 1.89%, which is wider than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 1.21). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of July 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2013 | US$1,252.20 | +1.4% | US$36.69 |
| 2 Jul 2013 | US$1,243.18 | -0.72% | US$27.92 |
| 3 Jul 2013 | US$1,252.93 | +0.78% | US$23.20 |
| 4 Jul 2013 | US$1,249.45 | -0.28% | US$13.09 |
| 5 Jul 2013 | US$1,222.92 | -2.12% | US$42.40 |
| 8 Jul 2013 | US$1,236.73 | +1.13% | US$23.11 |
| 9 Jul 2013 | US$1,251.14 | +1.17% | US$26.99 |
| 10 Jul 2013 | US$1,257.61 | +0.52% | US$21.91 |
| 11 Jul 2013 | US$1,285.80 | +2.24% | US$33.71 |
| 12 Jul 2013 | US$1,285.31 | -0.04% | US$20.73 |
| 15 Jul 2013 | US$1,284.53 | -0.06% | US$20.85 |
| 16 Jul 2013 | US$1,291.93 | +0.58% | US$18.45 |
| 17 Jul 2013 | US$1,275.24 | -1.29% | US$30.28 |
| 18 Jul 2013 | US$1,284.11 | +0.7% | US$14.60 |
| 19 Jul 2013 | US$1,295.75 | +0.91% | US$15.52 |
| 22 Jul 2013 | US$1,335.54 | +3.07% | US$43.16 |
| 23 Jul 2013 | US$1,342.55 | +0.52% | US$20.15 |
| 24 Jul 2013 | US$1,322.07 | -1.53% | US$33.41 |
| 25 Jul 2013 | US$1,333.97 | +0.9% | US$28.82 |
| 26 Jul 2013 | US$1,333.06 | -0.07% | US$28.32 |
| 29 Jul 2013 | US$1,328.09 | -0.37% | US$15.41 |
| 30 Jul 2013 | US$1,326.16 | -0.15% | US$12.88 |
| 31 Jul 2013 | US$1,325.06 | -0.08% | US$33.46 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 22 Jul 2013, covered US$43.16 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.20. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$43.16 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2013?
Up: the last close was US$1,325.06 on 31 Jul 2013, +7.3% (US$90.20) against US$1,234.86 on 28 Jun 2013.
What were gold's high and low in July 2013?
High US$1,346.68 on 23 Jul 2013, low US$1,208.14 on 5 Jul 2013, a span of US$138.54.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2013?
22 Jul 2013: +3.07% (US$39.79) close to close.