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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2015 up 3.58% at US$1,134.71. It traded between US$1,080.94 on 4 Aug 2015 and US$1,170.01 on 24 Aug 2015, and its biggest day was +1.58% on 20 Aug 2015. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Aug 2015) | US$1,095.72 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2015) | US$1,134.71 |
| Close before the month (31 Jul 2015) | US$1,095.48 |
| Month change | +3.58% · US$39.23 |
| Month high (24 Aug 2015) | US$1,170.01 |
| Month low (4 Aug 2015) | US$1,080.94 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$89.07 · 8.13% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.48% |
| Median daily range | 1.515% · US$16.69 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 20 Aug 2015 | +1.58% | US$17.89 |
| Worst day | 26 Aug 2015 | -1.38% | -US$15.73 |
| Widest high-low day | 26 Aug 2015 | 2.51% | US$28.68 |
August 2015 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 6th, high-low span 7th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2015
The median daily range in August 2015 was 1.515%, which is wider than the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 1.24). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in August 2015
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 21 Aug 2015: +0.33% (US$3.78). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of August 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2015 | US$1,086.66 | -0.81% | US$11.89 |
| 4 Aug 2015 | US$1,087.61 | +0.09% | US$13.84 |
| 5 Aug 2015 | US$1,084.77 | -0.26% | US$9.56 |
| 6 Aug 2015 | US$1,089.33 | +0.42% | US$10.54 |
| 7 Aug 2015 | US$1,094.17 | +0.44% | US$16.69 |
| 10 Aug 2015 | US$1,104.43 | +0.94% | US$19.26 |
| 11 Aug 2015 | US$1,108.75 | +0.39% | US$25.57 |
| 12 Aug 2015 | US$1,123.91 | +1.37% | US$24.01 |
| 13 Aug 2015 | US$1,115.09 | -0.78% | US$13.11 |
| 14 Aug 2015 | US$1,114.82 | -0.02% | US$9.32 |
| 17 Aug 2015 | US$1,117.34 | +0.23% | US$9.26 |
| 18 Aug 2015 | US$1,117.49 | +0.01% | US$11.49 |
| 19 Aug 2015 | US$1,134.19 | +1.49% | US$18.32 |
| 20 Aug 2015 | US$1,152.08 | +1.58% | US$21.37 |
| 21 Aug 2015 | US$1,160.54 | +0.73% | US$19.25 |
| 24 Aug 2015 | US$1,154.97 | -0.48% | US$24.38 |
| 25 Aug 2015 | US$1,140.50 | -1.25% | US$21.95 |
| 26 Aug 2015 | US$1,124.77 | -1.38% | US$28.68 |
| 27 Aug 2015 | US$1,124.56 | -0.02% | US$10.96 |
| 28 Aug 2015 | US$1,134.02 | +0.84% | US$17.04 |
| 31 Aug 2015 | US$1,134.71 | +0.06% | US$10.92 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 26 Aug 2015, covered US$28.68 from high to low; the median day covered US$16.69. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$28.68 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2015?
Up: the last close was US$1,134.71 on 31 Aug 2015, +3.58% (US$39.23) against US$1,095.48 on 31 Jul 2015.
What were gold's high and low in August 2015?
High US$1,170.01 on 24 Aug 2015, low US$1,080.94 on 4 Aug 2015, a span of US$89.07.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2015?
20 Aug 2015: +1.58% (US$17.89) close to close.