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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2014: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2014 down 3.33% at US$1,282.96. It traded between US$1,280.48 on 31 Jul 2014 and US$1,345.05 on 10 Jul 2014, and its biggest day was -2.32% on 14 Jul 2014. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2014.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Jul 2014) | US$1,326.64 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2014) | US$1,282.96 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2014) | US$1,327.17 |
| Month change | -3.33% · -US$44.21 |
| Month high (10 Jul 2014) | US$1,345.05 |
| Month low (31 Jul 2014) | US$1,280.48 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$64.57 · 4.87% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.384% |
| Median daily range | 1.054% · US$13.83 |
| Median daily range for all of 2014 | 1.136% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 15 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 17 Jul 2014 | +1.58% | US$20.49 |
| Worst day | 14 Jul 2014 | -2.32% | -US$31.04 |
| Widest high-low day | 14 Jul 2014 | 2.73% | US$36.58 |
July 2014 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 15th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2014
The median daily range in July 2014 was 1.054%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2014 (1.136%; ratio 0.93). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2014. The full year is on the gold in 2014 page.
Every trading day of July 2014
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2014 | US$1,325.71 | -0.11% | US$8.57 |
| 2 Jul 2014 | US$1,326.41 | +0.05% | US$10.70 |
| 3 Jul 2014 | US$1,319.61 | -0.51% | US$18.12 |
| 4 Jul 2014 | US$1,319.60 | -0% | US$4.64 |
| 7 Jul 2014 | US$1,319.57 | -0% | US$8.43 |
| 8 Jul 2014 | US$1,319.26 | -0.02% | US$11.35 |
| 9 Jul 2014 | US$1,327.75 | +0.64% | US$14.37 |
| 10 Jul 2014 | US$1,335.04 | +0.55% | US$18.73 |
| 11 Jul 2014 | US$1,337.83 | +0.21% | US$5.47 |
| 14 Jul 2014 | US$1,306.79 | -2.32% | US$36.58 |
| 15 Jul 2014 | US$1,294.51 | -0.94% | US$21.62 |
| 16 Jul 2014 | US$1,298.44 | +0.3% | US$9.75 |
| 17 Jul 2014 | US$1,318.93 | +1.58% | US$26.30 |
| 18 Jul 2014 | US$1,310.34 | -0.65% | US$20.12 |
| 21 Jul 2014 | US$1,312.18 | +0.14% | US$10.92 |
| 22 Jul 2014 | US$1,307.14 | -0.38% | US$13.83 |
| 23 Jul 2014 | US$1,304.72 | -0.19% | US$8.23 |
| 24 Jul 2014 | US$1,293.44 | -0.86% | US$17.50 |
| 25 Jul 2014 | US$1,307.03 | +1.05% | US$17.65 |
| 28 Jul 2014 | US$1,303.91 | -0.24% | US$7.85 |
| 29 Jul 2014 | US$1,298.67 | -0.4% | US$16.02 |
| 30 Jul 2014 | US$1,295.90 | -0.21% | US$11.83 |
| 31 Jul 2014 | US$1,282.96 | -1% | US$16.67 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 14 Jul 2014, covered US$36.58 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.83. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$36.58 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2014?
Down: the last close was US$1,282.96 on 31 Jul 2014, -3.33% (-US$44.21) against US$1,327.17 on 30 Jun 2014.
What were gold's high and low in July 2014?
High US$1,345.05 on 10 Jul 2014, low US$1,280.48 on 31 Jul 2014, a span of US$64.57.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2014?
14 Jul 2014: -2.32% (-US$31.04) close to close.