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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2015 down 6.52% at US$1,095.48. It traded between US$1,069.72 on 20 Jul 2015 and US$1,175.00 on 1 Jul 2015, and its biggest day was -3.31% on 20 Jul 2015. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Jul 2015) | US$1,174.14 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2015) | US$1,095.48 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2015) | US$1,171.83 |
| Month change | -6.52% · -US$76.35 |
| Month high (1 Jul 2015) | US$1,175.00 |
| Month low (20 Jul 2015) | US$1,069.72 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$105.28 · 8.98% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.358% |
| Median daily range | 1.168% · US$13.50 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 13 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 24 Jul 2015 | +0.77% | US$8.45 |
| Worst day | 20 Jul 2015 | -3.31% | -US$37.53 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 Jul 2015 | 5.59% | US$63.38 |
July 2015 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 20th, median daily range 11th, high-low span 6th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2015
The median daily range in July 2015 was 1.168%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 0.95). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in July 2015
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 24 Jul 2015: -0.32% (-US$3.50). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of July 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2015 | US$1,168.48 | -0.29% | US$7.47 |
| 2 Jul 2015 | US$1,165.63 | -0.24% | US$13.53 |
| 3 Jul 2015 | US$1,168.58 | +0.25% | US$5.53 |
| 6 Jul 2015 | US$1,170.05 | +0.13% | US$11.83 |
| 7 Jul 2015 | US$1,156.74 | -1.14% | US$22.49 |
| 8 Jul 2015 | US$1,157.40 | +0.06% | US$17.51 |
| 9 Jul 2015 | US$1,159.73 | +0.2% | US$11.76 |
| 10 Jul 2015 | US$1,163.59 | +0.33% | US$7.94 |
| 13 Jul 2015 | US$1,157.78 | -0.5% | US$13.06 |
| 14 Jul 2015 | US$1,155.35 | -0.21% | US$6.87 |
| 15 Jul 2015 | US$1,149.34 | -0.52% | US$13.50 |
| 16 Jul 2015 | US$1,145.23 | -0.36% | US$7.17 |
| 17 Jul 2015 | US$1,134.23 | -0.96% | US$14.62 |
| 20 Jul 2015 | US$1,096.70 | -3.31% | US$63.38 |
| 21 Jul 2015 | US$1,100.92 | +0.38% | US$12.91 |
| 22 Jul 2015 | US$1,094.01 | -0.63% | US$16.31 |
| 23 Jul 2015 | US$1,090.63 | -0.31% | US$18.49 |
| 24 Jul 2015 | US$1,099.08 | +0.77% | US$24.28 |
| 27 Jul 2015 | US$1,094.13 | -0.45% | US$16.59 |
| 28 Jul 2015 | US$1,095.23 | +0.1% | US$7.39 |
| 29 Jul 2015 | US$1,096.78 | +0.14% | US$11.53 |
| 30 Jul 2015 | US$1,088.53 | -0.75% | US$16.10 |
| 31 Jul 2015 | US$1,095.48 | +0.64% | US$23.48 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 Jul 2015, covered US$63.38 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.50. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$63.38 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2015?
Down: the last close was US$1,095.48 on 31 Jul 2015, -6.52% (-US$76.35) against US$1,171.83 on 30 Jun 2015.
What were gold's high and low in July 2015?
High US$1,175.00 on 1 Jul 2015, low US$1,069.72 on 20 Jul 2015, a span of US$105.28.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2015?
20 Jul 2015: -3.31% (-US$37.53) close to close.