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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2018 up 1.93% at US$1,214.48. It traded between US$1,183.16 on 9 Oct 2018 and US$1,243.36 on 26 Oct 2018, and its biggest day was +2.58% on 11 Oct 2018. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Oct 2018) | US$1,191.89 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2018) | US$1,214.48 |
| Close before the month (28 Sep 2018) | US$1,191.51 |
| Month change | +1.93% · US$22.97 |
| Month high (26 Oct 2018) | US$1,243.36 |
| Month low (9 Oct 2018) | US$1,183.16 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$60.20 · 5.05% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.329% |
| Median daily range | 0.899% · US$10.79 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 11 Oct 2018 | +2.58% | US$30.79 |
| Worst day | 8 Oct 2018 | -1.23% | -US$14.79 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Oct 2018 | 2.94% | US$35.08 |
October 2018 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 9th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2018
The median daily range in October 2018 was 0.899%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 1.02). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in October 2018
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 19 Oct 2018: +0.13% (US$1.62). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of October 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2018 | US$1,188.66 | -0.24% | US$7.64 |
| 2 Oct 2018 | US$1,202.74 | +1.18% | US$19.52 |
| 3 Oct 2018 | US$1,196.85 | -0.49% | US$11.82 |
| 4 Oct 2018 | US$1,199.72 | +0.24% | US$10.79 |
| 5 Oct 2018 | US$1,202.75 | +0.25% | US$8.56 |
| 8 Oct 2018 | US$1,187.96 | -1.23% | US$20.71 |
| 9 Oct 2018 | US$1,189.48 | +0.13% | US$8.65 |
| 10 Oct 2018 | US$1,194.03 | +0.38% | US$9.50 |
| 11 Oct 2018 | US$1,224.82 | +2.58% | US$35.08 |
| 12 Oct 2018 | US$1,217.76 | -0.58% | US$7.87 |
| 15 Oct 2018 | US$1,226.81 | +0.74% | US$15.48 |
| 16 Oct 2018 | US$1,224.42 | -0.19% | US$8.96 |
| 17 Oct 2018 | US$1,222.21 | -0.18% | US$8.90 |
| 18 Oct 2018 | US$1,225.75 | +0.29% | US$11.47 |
| 19 Oct 2018 | US$1,226.38 | +0.05% | US$7.73 |
| 22 Oct 2018 | US$1,221.86 | -0.37% | US$9.54 |
| 23 Oct 2018 | US$1,230.34 | +0.69% | US$18.06 |
| 24 Oct 2018 | US$1,233.33 | +0.24% | US$8.02 |
| 25 Oct 2018 | US$1,231.86 | -0.12% | US$11.09 |
| 26 Oct 2018 | US$1,233.53 | +0.14% | US$13.38 |
| 29 Oct 2018 | US$1,229.47 | -0.33% | US$11.09 |
| 30 Oct 2018 | US$1,222.97 | -0.53% | US$10.73 |
| 31 Oct 2018 | US$1,214.48 | -0.69% | US$11.03 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Oct 2018, covered US$35.08 from high to low; the median day covered US$10.79. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$35.08 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2018?
Up: the last close was US$1,214.48 on 31 Oct 2018, +1.93% (US$22.97) against US$1,191.51 on 28 Sep 2018.
What were gold's high and low in October 2018?
High US$1,243.36 on 26 Oct 2018, low US$1,183.16 on 9 Oct 2018, a span of US$60.20.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2018?
11 Oct 2018: +2.58% (US$30.79) close to close.