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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2017 down 0.65% at US$1,271.00. It traded between US$1,260.54 on 6 Oct 2017 and US$1,305.91 on 16 Oct 2017, and its biggest day was -0.82% on 26 Oct 2017. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Oct 2017) | US$1,278.95 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2017) | US$1,271.00 |
| Close before the month (29 Sep 2017) | US$1,279.37 |
| Month change | -0.65% · -US$8.37 |
| Month high (16 Oct 2017) | US$1,305.91 |
| Month low (6 Oct 2017) | US$1,260.54 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$45.37 · 3.55% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.471% |
| Median daily range | 0.879% · US$11.21 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 0 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Oct 2017 | +0.78% | US$10.03 |
| Worst day | 26 Oct 2017 | -0.82% | -US$10.46 |
| Widest high-low day | 26 Oct 2017 | 1.31% | US$16.78 |
October 2017 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 14th, median daily range 20th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2017
The median daily range in October 2017 was 0.879%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 0.93). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in October 2017
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 20 Oct 2017: -0.23% (-US$2.88). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of October 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2017 | US$1,270.95 | -0.66% | US$9.60 |
| 3 Oct 2017 | US$1,271.54 | +0.05% | US$6.46 |
| 4 Oct 2017 | US$1,274.64 | +0.24% | US$11.68 |
| 5 Oct 2017 | US$1,267.57 | -0.55% | US$12.83 |
| 6 Oct 2017 | US$1,276.17 | +0.68% | US$15.70 |
| 9 Oct 2017 | US$1,283.94 | +0.61% | US$10.20 |
| 10 Oct 2017 | US$1,287.92 | +0.31% | US$12.11 |
| 11 Oct 2017 | US$1,291.32 | +0.26% | US$8.93 |
| 12 Oct 2017 | US$1,293.27 | +0.15% | US$7.87 |
| 13 Oct 2017 | US$1,303.30 | +0.78% | US$12.82 |
| 16 Oct 2017 | US$1,294.57 | -0.67% | US$15.60 |
| 17 Oct 2017 | US$1,285.14 | -0.73% | US$14.89 |
| 18 Oct 2017 | US$1,280.81 | -0.34% | US$11.93 |
| 19 Oct 2017 | US$1,289.36 | +0.67% | US$13.73 |
| 20 Oct 2017 | US$1,280.11 | -0.72% | US$13.07 |
| 23 Oct 2017 | US$1,281.93 | +0.14% | US$10.74 |
| 24 Oct 2017 | US$1,276.47 | -0.43% | US$9.91 |
| 25 Oct 2017 | US$1,277.36 | +0.07% | US$9.07 |
| 26 Oct 2017 | US$1,266.90 | -0.82% | US$16.78 |
| 27 Oct 2017 | US$1,273.43 | +0.52% | US$10.04 |
| 30 Oct 2017 | US$1,276.01 | +0.2% | US$9.87 |
| 31 Oct 2017 | US$1,271.00 | -0.39% | US$10.48 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 26 Oct 2017, covered US$16.78 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.21. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$16.78 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2017?
Down: the last close was US$1,271.00 on 31 Oct 2017, -0.65% (-US$8.37) against US$1,279.37 on 29 Sep 2017.
What were gold's high and low in October 2017?
High US$1,305.91 on 16 Oct 2017, low US$1,260.54 on 6 Oct 2017, a span of US$45.37.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2017?
26 Oct 2017: -0.82% (-US$10.46) close to close.