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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2014: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2014 down 3.01% at US$1,171.52. It traded between US$1,161.42 on 31 Oct 2014 and US$1,255.13 on 21 Oct 2014, and its biggest day was -2.21% on 31 Oct 2014. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2014.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Oct 2014) | US$1,208.21 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2014) | US$1,171.52 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2014) | US$1,207.83 |
| Month change | -3.01% · -US$36.31 |
| Month high (21 Oct 2014) | US$1,255.13 |
| Month low (31 Oct 2014) | US$1,161.42 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$93.71 · 7.76% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.466% |
| Median daily range | 1.136% · US$13.80 |
| Median daily range for all of 2014 | 1.136% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 6 Oct 2014 | +1.25% | US$14.95 |
| Worst day | 31 Oct 2014 | -2.21% | -US$26.45 |
| Widest high-low day | 31 Oct 2014 | 3.43% | US$41.13 |
October 2014 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 19th, median daily range 13th, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2014
The median daily range in October 2014 was 1.136%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2014 (1.136%; ratio 1.00). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2014. The full year is on the gold in 2014 page.
Every trading day of October 2014
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2014 | US$1,213.46 | +0.47% | US$14.71 |
| 2 Oct 2014 | US$1,213.91 | +0.04% | US$13.80 |
| 3 Oct 2014 | US$1,191.77 | -1.82% | US$25.26 |
| 6 Oct 2014 | US$1,206.72 | +1.25% | US$26.16 |
| 7 Oct 2014 | US$1,208.60 | +0.16% | US$10.50 |
| 8 Oct 2014 | US$1,221.10 | +1.03% | US$19.12 |
| 9 Oct 2014 | US$1,224.28 | +0.26% | US$14.57 |
| 10 Oct 2014 | US$1,222.75 | -0.12% | US$8.12 |
| 13 Oct 2014 | US$1,235.46 | +1.04% | US$12.68 |
| 14 Oct 2014 | US$1,231.74 | -0.3% | US$7.32 |
| 15 Oct 2014 | US$1,241.85 | +0.82% | US$27.81 |
| 16 Oct 2014 | US$1,238.27 | -0.29% | US$9.79 |
| 17 Oct 2014 | US$1,238.31 | +0% | US$10.04 |
| 20 Oct 2014 | US$1,246.81 | +0.69% | US$14.07 |
| 21 Oct 2014 | US$1,248.32 | +0.12% | US$9.91 |
| 22 Oct 2014 | US$1,241.35 | -0.56% | US$9.88 |
| 23 Oct 2014 | US$1,231.22 | -0.82% | US$18.34 |
| 24 Oct 2014 | US$1,230.09 | -0.09% | US$5.60 |
| 27 Oct 2014 | US$1,224.77 | -0.43% | US$7.50 |
| 28 Oct 2014 | US$1,227.12 | +0.19% | US$13.01 |
| 29 Oct 2014 | US$1,210.77 | -1.33% | US$22.24 |
| 30 Oct 2014 | US$1,197.97 | -1.06% | US$19.75 |
| 31 Oct 2014 | US$1,171.52 | -2.21% | US$41.13 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 31 Oct 2014, covered US$41.13 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.80. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$41.13 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2014?
Down: the last close was US$1,171.52 on 31 Oct 2014, -3.01% (-US$36.31) against US$1,207.83 on 30 Sep 2014.
What were gold's high and low in October 2014?
High US$1,255.13 on 21 Oct 2014, low US$1,161.42 on 31 Oct 2014, a span of US$93.71.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2014?
31 Oct 2014: -2.21% (-US$26.45) close to close.