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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2016: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2016 up 10.76% at US$1,238.30. It traded between US$1,115.86 on 1 Feb 2016 and US$1,263.34 on 11 Feb 2016, and its biggest day was +4.28% on 11 Feb 2016. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2016.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Feb 2016) | US$1,115.86 |
| Last close (29 Feb 2016) | US$1,238.30 |
| Close before the month (29 Jan 2016) | US$1,117.99 |
| Month change | +10.76% · US$120.31 |
| Month high (11 Feb 2016) | US$1,263.34 |
| Month low (1 Feb 2016) | US$1,115.86 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$147.48 · 13.19% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.928% |
| Median daily range | 1.871% · US$21.67 |
| Median daily range for all of 2016 | 1.267% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 10 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 11 Feb 2016 | +4.28% | US$51.29 |
| Worst day | 15 Feb 2016 | -2.35% | -US$29.06 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Feb 2016 | 5.56% | US$66.62 |
February 2016 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 4th, high-low span 1st. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2016
The median daily range in February 2016 was 1.871%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2016 (1.267%; ratio 1.48). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2016. The full year is on the gold in 2016 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2016
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 12 Feb 2016: -0.5% (-US$6.13). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of February 2016
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2016 | US$1,128.37 | +0.93% | US$13.79 |
| 2 Feb 2016 | US$1,128.62 | +0.02% | US$8.75 |
| 3 Feb 2016 | US$1,142.34 | +1.22% | US$21.12 |
| 4 Feb 2016 | US$1,155.36 | +1.14% | US$17.78 |
| 5 Feb 2016 | US$1,173.06 | +1.53% | US$29.25 |
| 8 Feb 2016 | US$1,190.02 | +1.45% | US$36.58 |
| 9 Feb 2016 | US$1,188.76 | -0.11% | US$13.23 |
| 10 Feb 2016 | US$1,197.41 | +0.73% | US$16.25 |
| 11 Feb 2016 | US$1,248.70 | +4.28% | US$66.62 |
| 12 Feb 2016 | US$1,238.13 | -0.85% | US$15.82 |
| 15 Feb 2016 | US$1,209.07 | -2.35% | US$32.63 |
| 16 Feb 2016 | US$1,199.53 | -0.79% | US$26.10 |
| 17 Feb 2016 | US$1,208.31 | +0.73% | US$18.06 |
| 18 Feb 2016 | US$1,230.65 | +1.85% | US$39.20 |
| 19 Feb 2016 | US$1,227.29 | -0.27% | US$14.57 |
| 22 Feb 2016 | US$1,208.42 | -1.54% | US$24.33 |
| 23 Feb 2016 | US$1,226.44 | +1.49% | US$21.00 |
| 24 Feb 2016 | US$1,229.17 | +0.22% | US$31.48 |
| 25 Feb 2016 | US$1,233.20 | +0.33% | US$21.67 |
| 26 Feb 2016 | US$1,223.32 | -0.8% | US$28.86 |
| 29 Feb 2016 | US$1,238.30 | +1.22% | US$23.77 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Feb 2016, covered US$66.62 from high to low; the median day covered US$21.67. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$66.62 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2016?
Up: the last close was US$1,238.30 on 29 Feb 2016, +10.76% (US$120.31) against US$1,117.99 on 29 Jan 2016.
What were gold's high and low in February 2016?
High US$1,263.34 on 11 Feb 2016, low US$1,115.86 on 1 Feb 2016, a span of US$147.48.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2016?
11 Feb 2016: +4.28% (US$51.29) close to close.