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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2018 down 0.77% at US$1,191.51. It traded between US$1,180.66 on 28 Sep 2018 and US$1,212.60 on 13 Sep 2018, and its biggest day was -0.98% on 27 Sep 2018. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (3 Sep 2018) | US$1,200.68 |
| Last close (28 Sep 2018) | US$1,191.51 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2018) | US$1,200.78 |
| Month change | -0.77% · -US$9.27 |
| Month high (13 Sep 2018) | US$1,212.60 |
| Month low (28 Sep 2018) | US$1,180.66 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$31.94 · 2.66% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.428% |
| Median daily range | 0.956% · US$11.43 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 0 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 28 Sep 2018 | +0.76% | US$8.99 |
| Worst day | 27 Sep 2018 | -0.98% | -US$11.70 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Sep 2018 | 1.59% | US$19.25 |
September 2018 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 9th, median daily range 17th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2018
The median daily range in September 2018 was 0.956%, which is wider than the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 1.09). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2018
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 7 Sep 2018: +0.04% (US$0.52). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of September 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2018 | US$1,201.25 | +0.04% | US$8.24 |
| 4 Sep 2018 | US$1,191.03 | -0.85% | US$12.37 |
| 5 Sep 2018 | US$1,196.48 | +0.46% | US$7.58 |
| 6 Sep 2018 | US$1,199.97 | +0.29% | US$11.21 |
| 7 Sep 2018 | US$1,195.83 | -0.35% | US$10.07 |
| 10 Sep 2018 | US$1,195.57 | -0.02% | US$7.05 |
| 11 Sep 2018 | US$1,198.37 | +0.23% | US$11.66 |
| 12 Sep 2018 | US$1,206.06 | +0.64% | US$15.80 |
| 13 Sep 2018 | US$1,201.26 | -0.4% | US$12.53 |
| 14 Sep 2018 | US$1,193.43 | -0.65% | US$15.68 |
| 17 Sep 2018 | US$1,200.93 | +0.63% | US$12.02 |
| 18 Sep 2018 | US$1,198.04 | -0.24% | US$7.66 |
| 19 Sep 2018 | US$1,203.68 | +0.47% | US$8.24 |
| 20 Sep 2018 | US$1,207.07 | +0.28% | US$7.17 |
| 21 Sep 2018 | US$1,199.10 | -0.66% | US$19.25 |
| 24 Sep 2018 | US$1,198.66 | -0.04% | US$9.76 |
| 25 Sep 2018 | US$1,201.06 | +0.2% | US$6.33 |
| 26 Sep 2018 | US$1,194.22 | -0.57% | US$11.97 |
| 27 Sep 2018 | US$1,182.52 | -0.98% | US$16.68 |
| 28 Sep 2018 | US$1,191.51 | +0.76% | US$13.28 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Sep 2018, covered US$19.25 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.43. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$19.25 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2018?
Down: the last close was US$1,191.51 on 28 Sep 2018, -0.77% (-US$9.27) against US$1,200.78 on 31 Aug 2018.
What were gold's high and low in September 2018?
High US$1,212.60 on 13 Sep 2018, low US$1,180.66 on 28 Sep 2018, a span of US$31.94.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2018?
27 Sep 2018: -0.98% (-US$11.70) close to close.