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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2015 down 5.51% at US$1,212.78. It traded between US$1,190.30 on 24 Feb 2015 and US$1,285.55 on 3 Feb 2015, and its biggest day was -2.48% on 6 Feb 2015. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (2 Feb 2015) | US$1,280.42 |
| Last close (27 Feb 2015) | US$1,212.78 |
| Close before the month (30 Jan 2015) | US$1,283.56 |
| Month change | -5.51% · -US$70.78 |
| Month high (3 Feb 2015) | US$1,285.55 |
| Month low (24 Feb 2015) | US$1,190.30 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$95.25 · 7.42% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.42% |
| Median daily range | 1.318% · US$16.11 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Feb 2015 | +0.75% | US$9.44 |
| Worst day | 6 Feb 2015 | -2.48% | -US$31.40 |
| Widest high-low day | 6 Feb 2015 | 3.2% | US$40.41 |
February 2015 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 19th, median daily range 9th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2015
The median daily range in February 2015 was 1.318%, which is wider than the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 1.07). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2015
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 6 Feb 2015: +0.32% (US$3.99). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of February 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2015 | US$1,274.98 | -0.67% | US$16.97 |
| 3 Feb 2015 | US$1,259.87 | -1.19% | US$30.17 |
| 4 Feb 2015 | US$1,269.31 | +0.75% | US$15.79 |
| 5 Feb 2015 | US$1,264.52 | -0.38% | US$17.64 |
| 6 Feb 2015 | US$1,233.12 | -2.48% | US$40.41 |
| 9 Feb 2015 | US$1,239.27 | +0.5% | US$8.61 |
| 10 Feb 2015 | US$1,233.22 | -0.49% | US$14.98 |
| 11 Feb 2015 | US$1,217.18 | -1.3% | US$22.18 |
| 12 Feb 2015 | US$1,222.17 | +0.41% | US$14.80 |
| 13 Feb 2015 | US$1,228.99 | +0.56% | US$12.11 |
| 16 Feb 2015 | US$1,230.79 | +0.15% | US$8.57 |
| 17 Feb 2015 | US$1,209.18 | -1.76% | US$30.20 |
| 18 Feb 2015 | US$1,211.83 | +0.22% | US$15.88 |
| 19 Feb 2015 | US$1,206.77 | -0.42% | US$17.56 |
| 20 Feb 2015 | US$1,201.66 | -0.42% | US$17.10 |
| 23 Feb 2015 | US$1,201.03 | -0.05% | US$19.61 |
| 24 Feb 2015 | US$1,199.81 | -0.1% | US$14.12 |
| 25 Feb 2015 | US$1,204.51 | +0.39% | US$10.78 |
| 26 Feb 2015 | US$1,209.12 | +0.38% | US$16.35 |
| 27 Feb 2015 | US$1,212.78 | +0.3% | US$14.83 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 6 Feb 2015, covered US$40.41 from high to low; the median day covered US$16.11. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$40.41 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2015?
Down: the last close was US$1,212.78 on 27 Feb 2015, -5.51% (-US$70.78) against US$1,283.56 on 30 Jan 2015.
What were gold's high and low in February 2015?
High US$1,285.55 on 3 Feb 2015, low US$1,190.30 on 24 Feb 2015, a span of US$95.25.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2015?
6 Feb 2015: -2.48% (-US$31.40) close to close.