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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2017 up 2.25% at US$1,269.37. It traded between US$1,204.81 on 10 Jul 2017 and US$1,271.04 on 31 Jul 2017, and its biggest day was -1.77% on 3 Jul 2017. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Jul 2017) | US$1,242.12 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2017) | US$1,269.37 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2017) | US$1,241.43 |
| Month change | +2.25% · US$27.94 |
| Month high (31 Jul 2017) | US$1,271.04 |
| Month low (10 Jul 2017) | US$1,204.81 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$66.23 · 5.33% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.282% |
| Median daily range | 0.882% · US$10.73 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 14 Jul 2017 | +0.93% | US$11.31 |
| Worst day | 3 Jul 2017 | -1.77% | -US$21.97 |
| Widest high-low day | 3 Jul 2017 | 1.95% | US$24.22 |
July 2017 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 9th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 12th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2017
The median daily range in July 2017 was 0.882%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 0.93). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in July 2017
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 28 Jul 2017: +0.13% (US$1.63). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of July 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2017 | US$1,219.46 | -1.77% | US$24.22 |
| 4 Jul 2017 | US$1,223.38 | +0.32% | US$5.93 |
| 5 Jul 2017 | US$1,226.83 | +0.28% | US$11.38 |
| 6 Jul 2017 | US$1,224.60 | -0.18% | US$6.64 |
| 7 Jul 2017 | US$1,212.20 | -1.01% | US$21.07 |
| 10 Jul 2017 | US$1,214.25 | +0.17% | US$10.69 |
| 11 Jul 2017 | US$1,217.21 | +0.24% | US$9.22 |
| 12 Jul 2017 | US$1,220.14 | +0.24% | US$12.28 |
| 13 Jul 2017 | US$1,217.50 | -0.22% | US$7.89 |
| 14 Jul 2017 | US$1,228.81 | +0.93% | US$18.04 |
| 17 Jul 2017 | US$1,233.61 | +0.39% | US$7.76 |
| 18 Jul 2017 | US$1,242.03 | +0.68% | US$11.76 |
| 19 Jul 2017 | US$1,241.13 | -0.07% | US$8.11 |
| 20 Jul 2017 | US$1,244.62 | +0.28% | US$12.27 |
| 21 Jul 2017 | US$1,254.70 | +0.81% | US$12.30 |
| 24 Jul 2017 | US$1,255.31 | +0.05% | US$6.88 |
| 25 Jul 2017 | US$1,249.71 | -0.45% | US$8.63 |
| 26 Jul 2017 | US$1,260.84 | +0.89% | US$19.77 |
| 27 Jul 2017 | US$1,258.42 | -0.19% | US$10.73 |
| 28 Jul 2017 | US$1,268.91 | +0.83% | US$13.47 |
| 31 Jul 2017 | US$1,269.37 | +0.04% | US$5.34 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 3 Jul 2017, covered US$24.22 from high to low; the median day covered US$10.73. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$24.22 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,269.37 on 31 Jul 2017, +2.25% (US$27.94) against US$1,241.43 on 30 Jun 2017.
What were gold's high and low in July 2017?
High US$1,271.04 on 31 Jul 2017, low US$1,204.81 on 10 Jul 2017, a span of US$66.23.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2017?
3 Jul 2017: -1.77% (-US$21.97) close to close.