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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2013 up 5.26% at US$1,394.81. It traded between US$1,272.80 on 7 Aug 2013 and US$1,433.73 on 28 Aug 2013, and its biggest day was +2.25% on 15 Aug 2013. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Aug 2013) | US$1,324.21 |
| Last close (30 Aug 2013) | US$1,394.81 |
| Close before the month (31 Jul 2013) | US$1,325.06 |
| Month change | +5.26% · US$69.75 |
| Month high (28 Aug 2013) | US$1,433.73 |
| Month low (7 Aug 2013) | US$1,272.80 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$160.93 · 12.15% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.752% |
| Median daily range | 1.727% · US$22.88 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 8 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 15 Aug 2013 | +2.25% | US$30.08 |
| Worst day | 6 Aug 2013 | -1.52% | -US$19.77 |
| Widest high-low day | 15 Aug 2013 | 3.83% | US$51.20 |
August 2013 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 4th, median daily range 4th, high-low span 3rd. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2013
The median daily range in August 2013 was 1.727%, which is wider than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 1.11). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of August 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2013 | US$1,310.73 | -1.08% | US$23.42 |
| 2 Aug 2013 | US$1,312.43 | +0.13% | US$35.36 |
| 5 Aug 2013 | US$1,302.85 | -0.73% | US$23.20 |
| 6 Aug 2013 | US$1,283.08 | -1.52% | US$27.65 |
| 7 Aug 2013 | US$1,287.24 | +0.32% | US$16.63 |
| 8 Aug 2013 | US$1,312.92 | +1.99% | US$31.39 |
| 9 Aug 2013 | US$1,314.24 | +0.1% | US$12.41 |
| 12 Aug 2013 | US$1,337.07 | +1.74% | US$27.69 |
| 13 Aug 2013 | US$1,321.41 | -1.17% | US$22.55 |
| 14 Aug 2013 | US$1,335.53 | +1.07% | US$20.19 |
| 15 Aug 2013 | US$1,365.61 | +2.25% | US$51.20 |
| 16 Aug 2013 | US$1,376.56 | +0.8% | US$21.83 |
| 19 Aug 2013 | US$1,365.90 | -0.77% | US$22.06 |
| 20 Aug 2013 | US$1,371.13 | +0.38% | US$25.26 |
| 21 Aug 2013 | US$1,366.56 | -0.33% | US$19.33 |
| 22 Aug 2013 | US$1,375.72 | +0.67% | US$26.64 |
| 23 Aug 2013 | US$1,397.68 | +1.6% | US$31.35 |
| 26 Aug 2013 | US$1,404.39 | +0.48% | US$17.52 |
| 27 Aug 2013 | US$1,414.40 | +0.71% | US$27.97 |
| 28 Aug 2013 | US$1,417.73 | +0.24% | US$20.36 |
| 29 Aug 2013 | US$1,407.53 | -0.72% | US$15.86 |
| 30 Aug 2013 | US$1,394.81 | -0.9% | US$19.02 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 15 Aug 2013, covered US$51.20 from high to low; the median day covered US$22.88. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$51.20 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2013?
Up: the last close was US$1,394.81 on 30 Aug 2013, +5.26% (US$69.75) against US$1,325.06 on 31 Jul 2013.
What were gold's high and low in August 2013?
High US$1,433.73 on 28 Aug 2013, low US$1,272.80 on 7 Aug 2013, a span of US$160.93.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2013?
15 Aug 2013: +2.25% (US$30.08) close to close.