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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2015 down 2.41% at US$1,183.57. It traded between US$1,142.70 on 17 Mar 2015 and US$1,223.18 on 2 Mar 2015, and its biggest day was -2.62% on 6 Mar 2015. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Mar 2015) | US$1,213.85 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2015) | US$1,183.57 |
| Close before the month (27 Feb 2015) | US$1,212.78 |
| Month change | -2.41% · -US$29.21 |
| Month high (2 Mar 2015) | US$1,223.18 |
| Month low (17 Mar 2015) | US$1,142.70 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$80.48 · 6.64% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.415% |
| Median daily range | 1.336% · US$15.79 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 14 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 18 Mar 2015 | +1.58% | US$18.19 |
| Worst day | 6 Mar 2015 | -2.62% | -US$31.34 |
| Widest high-low day | 6 Mar 2015 | 3.07% | US$36.85 |
March 2015 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 17th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 10th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2015
The median daily range in March 2015 was 1.336%, which is wider than the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 1.09). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in March 2015
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 20 Mar 2015: +0.3% (US$3.58). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of March 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2015 | US$1,206.79 | -0.49% | US$18.64 |
| 3 Mar 2015 | US$1,203.40 | -0.28% | US$19.42 |
| 4 Mar 2015 | US$1,200.13 | -0.27% | US$10.80 |
| 5 Mar 2015 | US$1,198.47 | -0.14% | US$13.00 |
| 6 Mar 2015 | US$1,167.13 | -2.62% | US$36.85 |
| 9 Mar 2015 | US$1,166.60 | -0.05% | US$9.63 |
| 10 Mar 2015 | US$1,161.63 | -0.43% | US$15.52 |
| 11 Mar 2015 | US$1,154.43 | -0.62% | US$17.77 |
| 12 Mar 2015 | US$1,153.52 | -0.08% | US$18.01 |
| 13 Mar 2015 | US$1,158.18 | +0.4% | US$10.51 |
| 16 Mar 2015 | US$1,154.52 | -0.32% | US$13.74 |
| 17 Mar 2015 | US$1,149.24 | -0.46% | US$17.04 |
| 18 Mar 2015 | US$1,167.43 | +1.58% | US$29.66 |
| 19 Mar 2015 | US$1,170.81 | +0.29% | US$18.22 |
| 20 Mar 2015 | US$1,182.22 | +0.97% | US$19.23 |
| 23 Mar 2015 | US$1,189.32 | +0.6% | US$12.24 |
| 24 Mar 2015 | US$1,193.10 | +0.32% | US$9.57 |
| 25 Mar 2015 | US$1,195.17 | +0.17% | US$13.05 |
| 26 Mar 2015 | US$1,204.54 | +0.78% | US$25.18 |
| 27 Mar 2015 | US$1,198.09 | -0.54% | US$13.60 |
| 30 Mar 2015 | US$1,185.61 | -1.04% | US$16.07 |
| 31 Mar 2015 | US$1,183.57 | -0.17% | US$12.33 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 6 Mar 2015, covered US$36.85 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.79. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$36.85 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2015?
Down: the last close was US$1,183.57 on 31 Mar 2015, -2.41% (-US$29.21) against US$1,212.78 on 27 Feb 2015.
What were gold's high and low in March 2015?
High US$1,223.18 on 2 Mar 2015, low US$1,142.70 on 17 Mar 2015, a span of US$80.48.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2015?
6 Mar 2015: -2.62% (-US$31.34) close to close.