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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2017 up 3.11% at US$1,248.00. It traded between US$1,198.10 on 1 Feb 2017 and US$1,263.79 on 27 Feb 2017, and its biggest day was +1.27% on 6 Feb 2017. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Feb 2017) | US$1,210.48 |
| Last close (28 Feb 2017) | US$1,248.00 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2017) | US$1,210.36 |
| Month change | +3.11% · US$37.64 |
| Month high (27 Feb 2017) | US$1,263.79 |
| Month low (1 Feb 2017) | US$1,198.10 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$65.69 · 5.43% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.361% |
| Median daily range | 1.039% · US$12.92 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 6 Feb 2017 | +1.27% | US$15.50 |
| Worst day | 9 Feb 2017 | -1.14% | -US$14.15 |
| Widest high-low day | 9 Feb 2017 | 1.53% | US$19.04 |
February 2017 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 17th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2017
The median daily range in February 2017 was 1.039%, which is wider than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 1.10). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2017
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 10 Feb 2017: -0.24% (-US$2.92). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of February 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2017 | US$1,209.70 | -0.05% | US$15.04 |
| 2 Feb 2017 | US$1,215.74 | +0.5% | US$16.95 |
| 3 Feb 2017 | US$1,219.95 | +0.35% | US$14.31 |
| 6 Feb 2017 | US$1,235.45 | +1.27% | US$16.44 |
| 7 Feb 2017 | US$1,233.49 | -0.16% | US$8.03 |
| 8 Feb 2017 | US$1,241.68 | +0.66% | US$14.65 |
| 9 Feb 2017 | US$1,227.53 | -1.14% | US$19.04 |
| 10 Feb 2017 | US$1,233.68 | +0.5% | US$15.47 |
| 13 Feb 2017 | US$1,225.20 | -0.69% | US$12.96 |
| 14 Feb 2017 | US$1,228.57 | +0.28% | US$12.58 |
| 15 Feb 2017 | US$1,232.81 | +0.35% | US$16.52 |
| 16 Feb 2017 | US$1,239.01 | +0.5% | US$10.31 |
| 17 Feb 2017 | US$1,234.83 | -0.34% | US$9.47 |
| 20 Feb 2017 | US$1,237.42 | +0.21% | US$6.19 |
| 21 Feb 2017 | US$1,235.75 | -0.13% | US$12.71 |
| 22 Feb 2017 | US$1,237.45 | +0.14% | US$9.40 |
| 23 Feb 2017 | US$1,249.19 | +0.95% | US$15.34 |
| 24 Feb 2017 | US$1,256.98 | +0.62% | US$12.37 |
| 27 Feb 2017 | US$1,252.70 | -0.34% | US$12.88 |
| 28 Feb 2017 | US$1,248.00 | -0.38% | US$10.74 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 9 Feb 2017, covered US$19.04 from high to low; the median day covered US$12.92. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$19.04 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,248.00 on 28 Feb 2017, +3.11% (US$37.64) against US$1,210.36 on 31 Jan 2017.
What were gold's high and low in February 2017?
High US$1,263.79 on 27 Feb 2017, low US$1,198.10 on 1 Feb 2017, a span of US$65.69.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2017?
6 Feb 2017: +1.27% (US$15.50) close to close.