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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2016: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2016 up 8.76% at US$1,321.58. It traded between US$1,205.91 on 1 Jun 2016 and US$1,358.25 on 24 Jun 2016, and its biggest day was +4.75% on 24 Jun 2016. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2016.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jun 2016) | US$1,216.02 |
| Last close (30 Jun 2016) | US$1,321.58 |
| Close before the month (31 May 2016) | US$1,215.08 |
| Month change | +8.76% · US$106.50 |
| Month high (24 Jun 2016) | US$1,358.25 |
| Month low (1 Jun 2016) | US$1,205.91 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$152.34 · 12.54% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.635% |
| Median daily range | 1.217% · US$15.65 |
| Median daily range for all of 2016 | 1.267% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 24 Jun 2016 | +4.75% | US$59.71 |
| Worst day | 21 Jun 2016 | -1.75% | -US$22.57 |
| Widest high-low day | 24 Jun 2016 | 8.59% | US$107.91 |
June 2016 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 10th, high-low span 3rd. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2016
The median daily range in June 2016 was 1.217%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2016 (1.267%; ratio 0.96). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2016. The full year is on the gold in 2016 page.
Weekend gaps in June 2016
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 17 Jun 2016: -0.96% (-US$12.46). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 17 Jun 2016, 24 Jun 2016.
Every trading day of June 2016
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2016 | US$1,212.57 | -0.21% | US$14.41 |
| 2 Jun 2016 | US$1,211.03 | -0.13% | US$7.82 |
| 3 Jun 2016 | US$1,244.51 | +2.76% | US$37.74 |
| 6 Jun 2016 | US$1,244.89 | +0.03% | US$8.73 |
| 7 Jun 2016 | US$1,244.29 | -0.05% | US$11.81 |
| 8 Jun 2016 | US$1,261.84 | +1.41% | US$21.33 |
| 9 Jun 2016 | US$1,269.32 | +0.59% | US$14.94 |
| 10 Jun 2016 | US$1,274.07 | +0.37% | US$13.58 |
| 13 Jun 2016 | US$1,283.87 | +0.77% | US$14.74 |
| 14 Jun 2016 | US$1,285.87 | +0.16% | US$13.42 |
| 15 Jun 2016 | US$1,291.51 | +0.44% | US$18.38 |
| 16 Jun 2016 | US$1,278.75 | -0.99% | US$37.57 |
| 17 Jun 2016 | US$1,298.55 | +1.55% | US$23.02 |
| 20 Jun 2016 | US$1,289.75 | -0.68% | US$14.27 |
| 21 Jun 2016 | US$1,267.18 | -1.75% | US$29.68 |
| 22 Jun 2016 | US$1,266.06 | -0.09% | US$9.47 |
| 23 Jun 2016 | US$1,255.96 | -0.8% | US$17.01 |
| 24 Jun 2016 | US$1,315.67 | +4.75% | US$107.91 |
| 27 Jun 2016 | US$1,324.88 | +0.7% | US$17.66 |
| 28 Jun 2016 | US$1,312.01 | -0.97% | US$20.54 |
| 29 Jun 2016 | US$1,318.60 | +0.5% | US$16.37 |
| 30 Jun 2016 | US$1,321.58 | +0.23% | US$11.33 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 24 Jun 2016, covered US$107.91 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.65. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$107.91 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2016?
Up: the last close was US$1,321.58 on 30 Jun 2016, +8.76% (US$106.50) against US$1,215.08 on 31 May 2016.
What were gold's high and low in June 2016?
High US$1,358.25 on 24 Jun 2016, low US$1,205.91 on 1 Jun 2016, a span of US$152.34.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2016?
24 Jun 2016: +4.75% (US$59.71) close to close.