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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2014: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2014 up 2.95% at US$1,243.85. It traded between US$1,213.57 on 2 Jan 2014 and US$1,278.93 on 27 Jan 2014, and its biggest day was +2.26% on 23 Jan 2014. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2014.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Jan 2014) | US$1,225.12 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2014) | US$1,243.85 |
| Close before the month (31 Dec 2013) | US$1,208.26 |
| Month change | +2.95% · US$35.59 |
| Month high (27 Jan 2014) | US$1,278.93 |
| Month low (2 Jan 2014) | US$1,213.57 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$65.36 · 5.41% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.503% |
| Median daily range | 1.35% · US$16.75 |
| Median daily range for all of 2014 | 1.136% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 23 Jan 2014 | +2.26% | US$27.93 |
| Worst day | 30 Jan 2014 | -1.91% | -US$24.15 |
| Widest high-low day | 6 Jan 2014 | 2.76% | US$34.12 |
January 2014 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 12th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2014
The median daily range in January 2014 was 1.35%, which is wider than the median for all of 2014 (1.136%; ratio 1.19). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2014. The full year is on the gold in 2014 page.
Every trading day of January 2014
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2014 | US$1,224.56 | +1.35% | US$17.21 |
| 3 Jan 2014 | US$1,236.05 | +0.94% | US$17.08 |
| 6 Jan 2014 | US$1,237.71 | +0.13% | US$34.12 |
| 7 Jan 2014 | US$1,231.71 | -0.48% | US$20.35 |
| 8 Jan 2014 | US$1,225.28 | -0.52% | US$13.91 |
| 9 Jan 2014 | US$1,227.65 | +0.19% | US$7.83 |
| 10 Jan 2014 | US$1,247.78 | +1.64% | US$21.68 |
| 13 Jan 2014 | US$1,252.93 | +0.41% | US$11.42 |
| 14 Jan 2014 | US$1,245.06 | -0.63% | US$13.55 |
| 15 Jan 2014 | US$1,241.60 | -0.28% | US$10.68 |
| 16 Jan 2014 | US$1,242.10 | +0.04% | US$8.99 |
| 17 Jan 2014 | US$1,253.75 | +0.94% | US$17.15 |
| 20 Jan 2014 | US$1,250.81 | -0.23% | US$9.66 |
| 21 Jan 2014 | US$1,241.05 | -0.78% | US$20.10 |
| 22 Jan 2014 | US$1,236.50 | -0.37% | US$7.65 |
| 23 Jan 2014 | US$1,264.43 | +2.26% | US$33.95 |
| 24 Jan 2014 | US$1,269.22 | +0.38% | US$15.63 |
| 27 Jan 2014 | US$1,256.64 | -0.99% | US$27.01 |
| 28 Jan 2014 | US$1,256.28 | -0.03% | US$13.05 |
| 29 Jan 2014 | US$1,267.59 | +0.9% | US$21.19 |
| 30 Jan 2014 | US$1,243.44 | -1.91% | US$29.67 |
| 31 Jan 2014 | US$1,243.85 | +0.03% | US$16.41 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 6 Jan 2014, covered US$34.12 from high to low; the median day covered US$16.75. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$34.12 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2014?
Up: the last close was US$1,243.85 on 31 Jan 2014, +2.95% (US$35.59) against US$1,208.26 on 31 Dec 2013.
What were gold's high and low in January 2014?
High US$1,278.93 on 27 Jan 2014, low US$1,213.57 on 2 Jan 2014, a span of US$65.36.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2014?
23 Jan 2014: +2.26% (US$27.93) close to close.