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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2017 up 5.13% at US$1,210.36. It traded between US$1,145.95 on 3 Jan 2017 and US$1,219.40 on 24 Jan 2017, and its biggest day was +1.52% on 5 Jan 2017. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Jan 2017) | US$1,151.67 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2017) | US$1,210.36 |
| Close before the month (30 Dec 2016) | US$1,151.32 |
| Month change | +5.13% · US$59.04 |
| Month high (24 Jan 2017) | US$1,219.40 |
| Month low (3 Jan 2017) | US$1,145.95 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$73.45 · 6.38% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.65% |
| Median daily range | 1.168% · US$13.70 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 16 / 5 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 5 Jan 2017 | +1.52% | US$17.66 |
| Worst day | 18 Jan 2017 | -1.07% | -US$12.97 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 Jan 2017 | 1.9% | US$22.07 |
January 2017 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 8th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2017
The median daily range in January 2017 was 1.168%, which is wider than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 1.24). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in January 2017
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 13 Jan 2017: +0.12% (US$1.41). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of January 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2017 | US$1,159.09 | +0.67% | US$18.40 |
| 4 Jan 2017 | US$1,162.64 | +0.31% | US$11.76 |
| 5 Jan 2017 | US$1,180.30 | +1.52% | US$22.07 |
| 6 Jan 2017 | US$1,172.59 | -0.65% | US$12.08 |
| 9 Jan 2017 | US$1,181.01 | +0.72% | US$13.70 |
| 10 Jan 2017 | US$1,187.41 | +0.54% | US$10.42 |
| 11 Jan 2017 | US$1,191.44 | +0.34% | US$21.06 |
| 12 Jan 2017 | US$1,195.38 | +0.33% | US$15.01 |
| 13 Jan 2017 | US$1,197.33 | +0.16% | US$13.32 |
| 16 Jan 2017 | US$1,202.50 | +0.43% | US$10.41 |
| 17 Jan 2017 | US$1,216.56 | +1.17% | US$16.00 |
| 18 Jan 2017 | US$1,203.59 | -1.07% | US$15.15 |
| 19 Jan 2017 | US$1,204.73 | +0.09% | US$10.62 |
| 20 Jan 2017 | US$1,209.94 | +0.43% | US$16.34 |
| 23 Jan 2017 | US$1,217.80 | +0.65% | US$10.20 |
| 24 Jan 2017 | US$1,208.67 | -0.75% | US$12.88 |
| 25 Jan 2017 | US$1,199.60 | -0.75% | US$16.51 |
| 26 Jan 2017 | US$1,188.38 | -0.94% | US$18.21 |
| 27 Jan 2017 | US$1,191.49 | +0.26% | US$11.11 |
| 30 Jan 2017 | US$1,195.20 | +0.31% | US$11.13 |
| 31 Jan 2017 | US$1,210.36 | +1.27% | US$21.58 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 Jan 2017, covered US$22.07 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.70. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$22.07 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,210.36 on 31 Jan 2017, +5.13% (US$59.04) against US$1,151.32 on 30 Dec 2016.
What were gold's high and low in January 2017?
High US$1,219.40 on 24 Jan 2017, low US$1,145.95 on 3 Jan 2017, a span of US$73.45.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2017?
5 Jan 2017: +1.52% (US$17.66) close to close.