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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2013 down 0.44% at US$1,322.87. It traded between US$1,251.67 on 15 Oct 2013 and US$1,361.77 on 28 Oct 2013, and its biggest day was -3.01% on 1 Oct 2013. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Oct 2013) | US$1,327.47 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2013) | US$1,322.87 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2013) | US$1,328.65 |
| Month change | -0.44% · -US$5.78 |
| Month high (28 Oct 2013) | US$1,361.77 |
| Month low (15 Oct 2013) | US$1,251.67 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$110.10 · 8.29% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.591% |
| Median daily range | 1.619% · US$20.59 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 8 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 14 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 17 Oct 2013 | +2.94% | US$37.68 |
| Worst day | 1 Oct 2013 | -3.01% | -US$39.97 |
| Widest high-low day | 1 Oct 2013 | 4.17% | US$55.37 |
October 2013 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 5th, high-low span 7th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2013
The median daily range in October 2013 was 1.619%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 1.04). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of October 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2013 | US$1,288.68 | -3.01% | US$55.37 |
| 2 Oct 2013 | US$1,316.07 | +2.13% | US$46.07 |
| 3 Oct 2013 | US$1,316.72 | +0.05% | US$20.06 |
| 4 Oct 2013 | US$1,310.51 | -0.47% | US$18.64 |
| 7 Oct 2013 | US$1,322.60 | +0.92% | US$20.41 |
| 8 Oct 2013 | US$1,319.18 | -0.26% | US$14.57 |
| 9 Oct 2013 | US$1,304.64 | -1.1% | US$26.69 |
| 10 Oct 2013 | US$1,286.74 | -1.37% | US$29.29 |
| 11 Oct 2013 | US$1,272.08 | -1.14% | US$32.45 |
| 14 Oct 2013 | US$1,271.90 | -0.01% | US$20.59 |
| 15 Oct 2013 | US$1,282.95 | +0.87% | US$36.44 |
| 16 Oct 2013 | US$1,282.52 | -0.03% | US$19.00 |
| 17 Oct 2013 | US$1,320.20 | +2.94% | US$49.87 |
| 18 Oct 2013 | US$1,316.08 | -0.31% | US$15.43 |
| 21 Oct 2013 | US$1,315.92 | -0.01% | US$10.91 |
| 22 Oct 2013 | US$1,340.09 | +1.84% | US$34.54 |
| 23 Oct 2013 | US$1,333.40 | -0.5% | US$13.00 |
| 24 Oct 2013 | US$1,346.60 | +0.99% | US$21.71 |
| 25 Oct 2013 | US$1,350.44 | +0.29% | US$19.14 |
| 28 Oct 2013 | US$1,352.85 | +0.18% | US$15.34 |
| 29 Oct 2013 | US$1,344.85 | -0.59% | US$20.32 |
| 30 Oct 2013 | US$1,344.35 | -0.04% | US$24.78 |
| 31 Oct 2013 | US$1,322.87 | -1.6% | US$22.88 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 1 Oct 2013, covered US$55.37 from high to low; the median day covered US$20.59. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$55.37 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2013?
Down: the last close was US$1,322.87 on 31 Oct 2013, -0.44% (-US$5.78) against US$1,328.65 on 30 Sep 2013.
What were gold's high and low in October 2013?
High US$1,361.77 on 28 Oct 2013, low US$1,251.67 on 15 Oct 2013, a span of US$110.10.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2013?
1 Oct 2013: -3.01% (-US$39.97) close to close.