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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2017 down 3.18% at US$1,279.37. It traded between US$1,275.92 on 29 Sep 2017 and US$1,357.42 on 8 Sep 2017, and its biggest day was -1.43% on 11 Sep 2017. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Sep 2017) | US$1,321.85 |
| Last close (29 Sep 2017) | US$1,279.37 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2017) | US$1,321.41 |
| Month change | -3.18% · -US$42.04 |
| Month high (8 Sep 2017) | US$1,357.42 |
| Month low (29 Sep 2017) | US$1,275.92 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$81.50 · 6.17% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.62% |
| Median daily range | 1.09% · US$14.33 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 7 Sep 2017 | +1.15% | US$15.30 |
| Worst day | 11 Sep 2017 | -1.43% | -US$19.23 |
| Widest high-low day | 25 Sep 2017 | 1.71% | US$22.24 |
September 2017 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 14th, median daily range 15th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2017
The median daily range in September 2017 was 1.09%, which is wider than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 1.16). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2017
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 1 Sep 2017: +0.8% (US$10.59). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 1 Sep 2017, 8 Sep 2017.
Every trading day of September 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2017 | US$1,324.59 | +0.24% | US$12.41 |
| 4 Sep 2017 | US$1,333.96 | +0.71% | US$7.99 |
| 5 Sep 2017 | US$1,339.95 | +0.45% | US$18.03 |
| 6 Sep 2017 | US$1,334.01 | -0.44% | US$10.84 |
| 7 Sep 2017 | US$1,349.31 | +1.15% | US$17.30 |
| 8 Sep 2017 | US$1,346.48 | -0.21% | US$14.71 |
| 11 Sep 2017 | US$1,327.25 | -1.43% | US$13.62 |
| 12 Sep 2017 | US$1,331.26 | +0.3% | US$9.28 |
| 13 Sep 2017 | US$1,323.00 | -0.62% | US$13.82 |
| 14 Sep 2017 | US$1,329.56 | +0.5% | US$14.95 |
| 15 Sep 2017 | US$1,320.29 | -0.7% | US$14.75 |
| 18 Sep 2017 | US$1,307.19 | -0.99% | US$15.03 |
| 19 Sep 2017 | US$1,310.90 | +0.28% | US$6.54 |
| 20 Sep 2017 | US$1,300.08 | -0.83% | US$20.03 |
| 21 Sep 2017 | US$1,291.22 | -0.68% | US$13.53 |
| 22 Sep 2017 | US$1,296.89 | +0.44% | US$7.41 |
| 25 Sep 2017 | US$1,310.28 | +1.03% | US$22.24 |
| 26 Sep 2017 | US$1,293.80 | -1.26% | US$21.50 |
| 27 Sep 2017 | US$1,282.16 | -0.9% | US$14.74 |
| 28 Sep 2017 | US$1,286.98 | +0.38% | US$11.06 |
| 29 Sep 2017 | US$1,279.37 | -0.59% | US$14.33 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 25 Sep 2017, covered US$22.24 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.33. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$22.24 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2017?
Down: the last close was US$1,279.37 on 29 Sep 2017, -3.18% (-US$42.04) against US$1,321.41 on 31 Aug 2017.
What were gold's high and low in September 2017?
High US$1,357.42 on 8 Sep 2017, low US$1,275.92 on 29 Sep 2017, a span of US$81.50.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2017?
11 Sep 2017: -1.43% (-US$19.23) close to close.