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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2015 down 1.78% at US$1,114.47. It traded between US$1,098.71 on 11 Sep 2015 and US$1,156.65 on 24 Sep 2015, and its biggest day was +2.12% on 24 Sep 2015. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Sep 2015) | US$1,134.60 |
| Last close (30 Sep 2015) | US$1,114.47 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2015) | US$1,134.71 |
| Month change | -1.78% · -US$20.24 |
| Month high (24 Sep 2015) | US$1,156.65 |
| Month low (11 Sep 2015) | US$1,098.71 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$57.94 · 5.11% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.524% |
| Median daily range | 1.146% · US$12.98 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 13 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 24 Sep 2015 | +2.12% | US$24.00 |
| Worst day | 9 Sep 2015 | -1.24% | -US$13.92 |
| Widest high-low day | 24 Sep 2015 | 2.33% | US$26.34 |
September 2015 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 10th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 18th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2015
The median daily range in September 2015 was 1.146%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 0.93). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2015
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 4 Sep 2015: +0.06% (US$0.66). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of September 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2015 | US$1,139.97 | +0.46% | US$13.54 |
| 2 Sep 2015 | US$1,133.78 | -0.54% | US$10.33 |
| 3 Sep 2015 | US$1,125.11 | -0.76% | US$12.41 |
| 4 Sep 2015 | US$1,122.33 | -0.25% | US$16.14 |
| 7 Sep 2015 | US$1,118.94 | -0.3% | US$8.69 |
| 8 Sep 2015 | US$1,121.27 | +0.21% | US$8.09 |
| 9 Sep 2015 | US$1,107.35 | -1.24% | US$24.09 |
| 10 Sep 2015 | US$1,110.37 | +0.27% | US$11.18 |
| 11 Sep 2015 | US$1,107.68 | -0.24% | US$14.12 |
| 14 Sep 2015 | US$1,108.77 | +0.1% | US$6.94 |
| 15 Sep 2015 | US$1,105.24 | -0.32% | US$7.16 |
| 16 Sep 2015 | US$1,119.15 | +1.26% | US$20.19 |
| 17 Sep 2015 | US$1,132.34 | +1.18% | US$19.78 |
| 18 Sep 2015 | US$1,139.04 | +0.59% | US$14.21 |
| 21 Sep 2015 | US$1,133.30 | -0.5% | US$10.25 |
| 22 Sep 2015 | US$1,124.30 | -0.79% | US$15.23 |
| 23 Sep 2015 | US$1,129.98 | +0.51% | US$12.35 |
| 24 Sep 2015 | US$1,153.98 | +2.12% | US$26.34 |
| 25 Sep 2015 | US$1,145.56 | -0.73% | US$10.43 |
| 28 Sep 2015 | US$1,132.17 | -1.17% | US$20.19 |
| 29 Sep 2015 | US$1,127.11 | -0.45% | US$10.46 |
| 30 Sep 2015 | US$1,114.47 | -1.12% | US$16.78 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 24 Sep 2015, covered US$26.34 from high to low; the median day covered US$12.98. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$26.34 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2015?
Down: the last close was US$1,114.47 on 30 Sep 2015, -1.78% (-US$20.24) against US$1,134.71 on 31 Aug 2015.
What were gold's high and low in September 2015?
High US$1,156.65 on 24 Sep 2015, low US$1,098.71 on 11 Sep 2015, a span of US$57.94.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2015?
24 Sep 2015: +2.12% (US$24.00) close to close.