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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2016: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2016 up 2.23% at US$1,351.11. It traded between US$1,310.77 on 21 Jul 2016 and US$1,375.05 on 6 Jul 2016, and its biggest day was -1.62% on 12 Jul 2016. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2016.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Jul 2016) | US$1,322.58 |
| Last close (29 Jul 2016) | US$1,351.11 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2016) | US$1,321.58 |
| Month change | +2.23% · US$29.53 |
| Month high (6 Jul 2016) | US$1,375.05 |
| Month low (21 Jul 2016) | US$1,310.77 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$64.28 · 4.86% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.637% |
| Median daily range | 1.431% · US$19.33 |
| Median daily range for all of 2016 | 1.267% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Jul 2016 | +1.57% | US$20.70 |
| Worst day | 12 Jul 2016 | -1.62% | -US$21.89 |
| Widest high-low day | 8 Jul 2016 | 2.57% | US$35.01 |
July 2016 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 10th, median daily range 6th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2016
The median daily range in July 2016 was 1.431%, which is wider than the median for all of 2016 (1.267%; ratio 1.13). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2016. The full year is on the gold in 2016 page.
Weekend gaps in July 2016
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 15 Jul 2016: -0.31% (-US$4.18). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of July 2016
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2016 | US$1,342.28 | +1.57% | US$24.02 |
| 4 Jul 2016 | US$1,350.83 | +0.64% | US$17.81 |
| 5 Jul 2016 | US$1,356.03 | +0.38% | US$19.33 |
| 6 Jul 2016 | US$1,363.68 | +0.56% | US$19.11 |
| 7 Jul 2016 | US$1,360.28 | -0.25% | US$19.96 |
| 8 Jul 2016 | US$1,364.93 | +0.34% | US$35.01 |
| 11 Jul 2016 | US$1,354.57 | -0.76% | US$24.26 |
| 12 Jul 2016 | US$1,332.68 | -1.62% | US$27.28 |
| 13 Jul 2016 | US$1,342.48 | +0.74% | US$17.71 |
| 14 Jul 2016 | US$1,334.53 | -0.59% | US$26.95 |
| 15 Jul 2016 | US$1,338.29 | +0.28% | US$16.23 |
| 18 Jul 2016 | US$1,328.37 | -0.74% | US$11.98 |
| 19 Jul 2016 | US$1,331.93 | +0.27% | US$9.44 |
| 20 Jul 2016 | US$1,315.34 | -1.25% | US$25.72 |
| 21 Jul 2016 | US$1,331.12 | +1.2% | US$23.02 |
| 22 Jul 2016 | US$1,322.39 | -0.66% | US$14.17 |
| 25 Jul 2016 | US$1,315.76 | -0.5% | US$11.44 |
| 26 Jul 2016 | US$1,320.20 | +0.34% | US$10.70 |
| 27 Jul 2016 | US$1,339.46 | +1.46% | US$26.65 |
| 28 Jul 2016 | US$1,335.32 | -0.31% | US$13.16 |
| 29 Jul 2016 | US$1,351.11 | +1.18% | US$26.63 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 8 Jul 2016, covered US$35.01 from high to low; the median day covered US$19.33. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$35.01 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2016?
Up: the last close was US$1,351.11 on 29 Jul 2016, +2.23% (US$29.53) against US$1,321.58 on 30 Jun 2016.
What were gold's high and low in July 2016?
High US$1,375.05 on 6 Jul 2016, low US$1,310.77 on 21 Jul 2016, a span of US$64.28.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2016?
12 Jul 2016: -1.62% (-US$21.89) close to close.