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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2015 up 2.45% at US$1,141.74. It traded between US$1,104.59 on 2 Oct 2015 and US$1,191.44 on 15 Oct 2015, and its biggest day was +2.26% on 2 Oct 2015. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Oct 2015) | US$1,115.56 |
| Last close (30 Oct 2015) | US$1,141.74 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2015) | US$1,114.47 |
| Month change | +2.45% · US$27.27 |
| Month high (15 Oct 2015) | US$1,191.44 |
| Month low (2 Oct 2015) | US$1,104.59 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$86.85 · 7.79% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.498% |
| Median daily range | 1.252% · US$14.41 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 14 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 2 Oct 2015 | +2.26% | US$25.20 |
| Worst day | 28 Oct 2015 | -0.92% | -US$10.73 |
| Widest high-low day | 2 Oct 2015 | 3.29% | US$36.62 |
October 2015 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 8th, median daily range 11th, high-low span 8th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2015
The median daily range in October 2015 was 1.252%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 1.02). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in October 2015
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 2 Oct 2015: -0.17% (-US$1.94). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of October 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2015 | US$1,113.52 | -0.09% | US$8.14 |
| 2 Oct 2015 | US$1,138.72 | +2.26% | US$36.62 |
| 5 Oct 2015 | US$1,135.43 | -0.29% | US$11.86 |
| 6 Oct 2015 | US$1,146.97 | +1.02% | US$16.26 |
| 7 Oct 2015 | US$1,145.32 | -0.14% | US$11.85 |
| 8 Oct 2015 | US$1,139.07 | -0.55% | US$14.65 |
| 9 Oct 2015 | US$1,156.53 | +1.53% | US$20.70 |
| 12 Oct 2015 | US$1,163.78 | +0.63% | US$14.17 |
| 13 Oct 2015 | US$1,168.09 | +0.37% | US$16.86 |
| 14 Oct 2015 | US$1,184.58 | +1.41% | US$26.35 |
| 15 Oct 2015 | US$1,182.70 | -0.16% | US$17.21 |
| 16 Oct 2015 | US$1,177.14 | -0.47% | US$10.10 |
| 19 Oct 2015 | US$1,170.20 | -0.59% | US$10.54 |
| 20 Oct 2015 | US$1,176.35 | +0.53% | US$13.36 |
| 21 Oct 2015 | US$1,166.95 | -0.8% | US$15.52 |
| 22 Oct 2015 | US$1,165.43 | -0.13% | US$9.17 |
| 23 Oct 2015 | US$1,164.37 | -0.09% | US$20.41 |
| 26 Oct 2015 | US$1,163.00 | -0.12% | US$7.55 |
| 27 Oct 2015 | US$1,166.50 | +0.3% | US$7.90 |
| 28 Oct 2015 | US$1,155.77 | -0.92% | US$30.60 |
| 29 Oct 2015 | US$1,145.78 | -0.86% | US$17.96 |
| 30 Oct 2015 | US$1,141.74 | -0.35% | US$10.74 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 2 Oct 2015, covered US$36.62 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.41. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$36.62 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2015?
Up: the last close was US$1,141.74 on 30 Oct 2015, +2.45% (US$27.27) against US$1,114.47 on 30 Sep 2015.
What were gold's high and low in October 2015?
High US$1,191.44 on 15 Oct 2015, low US$1,104.59 on 2 Oct 2015, a span of US$86.85.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2015?
2 Oct 2015: +2.26% (US$25.20) close to close.