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Gold (XAUUSD) in May 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended May 2019 up 1.7% at US$1,305.13. It traded between US$1,266.20 on 2 May 2019 and US$1,306.92 on 31 May 2019, and its biggest day was +1.3% on 31 May 2019. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 May 2019) | US$1,283.13 |
| Last close (31 May 2019) | US$1,305.13 |
| Close before the month (30 Apr 2019) | US$1,283.29 |
| Month change | +1.7% · US$21.84 |
| Month high (31 May 2019) | US$1,306.92 |
| Month low (2 May 2019) | US$1,266.20 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$40.72 · 3.17% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.295% |
| Median daily range | 0.737% · US$9.58 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 31 May 2019 | +1.3% | US$16.72 |
| Worst day | 16 May 2019 | -0.77% | -US$10.04 |
| Widest high-low day | 13 May 2019 | 1.5% | US$19.29 |
May 2019 against every May, 2005–2024
Ranked against May in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 6th, median daily range 19th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest May was 2009 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2012 (-6.22%).
May inside 2019
The median daily range in May 2019 was 0.737%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 0.78). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in May 2019
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 3 May 2019: +0.28% (US$3.59). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of May 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2019 | US$1,276.48 | -0.53% | US$14.40 |
| 2 May 2019 | US$1,270.48 | -0.47% | US$11.71 |
| 3 May 2019 | US$1,278.97 | +0.67% | US$14.39 |
| 6 May 2019 | US$1,280.20 | +0.1% | US$8.84 |
| 7 May 2019 | US$1,284.28 | +0.32% | US$7.90 |
| 8 May 2019 | US$1,280.49 | -0.3% | US$12.17 |
| 9 May 2019 | US$1,283.40 | +0.23% | US$8.61 |
| 10 May 2019 | US$1,285.66 | +0.18% | US$6.26 |
| 13 May 2019 | US$1,299.79 | +1.1% | US$19.29 |
| 14 May 2019 | US$1,296.76 | -0.23% | US$9.58 |
| 15 May 2019 | US$1,296.35 | -0.03% | US$7.85 |
| 16 May 2019 | US$1,286.31 | -0.77% | US$14.75 |
| 17 May 2019 | US$1,277.48 | -0.69% | US$14.17 |
| 20 May 2019 | US$1,277.63 | +0.01% | US$5.34 |
| 21 May 2019 | US$1,274.69 | -0.23% | US$8.45 |
| 22 May 2019 | US$1,273.41 | -0.1% | US$4.83 |
| 23 May 2019 | US$1,283.56 | +0.8% | US$14.49 |
| 24 May 2019 | US$1,284.80 | +0.1% | US$4.49 |
| 27 May 2019 | US$1,284.95 | +0.01% | US$3.61 |
| 28 May 2019 | US$1,279.40 | -0.43% | US$10.42 |
| 29 May 2019 | US$1,280.20 | +0.06% | US$6.40 |
| 30 May 2019 | US$1,288.41 | +0.64% | US$14.22 |
| 31 May 2019 | US$1,305.13 | +1.3% | US$18.99 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 13 May 2019, covered US$19.29 from high to low; the median day covered US$9.58. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$19.29 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in May 2019?
Up: the last close was US$1,305.13 on 31 May 2019, +1.7% (US$21.84) against US$1,283.29 on 30 Apr 2019.
What were gold's high and low in May 2019?
High US$1,306.92 on 31 May 2019, low US$1,266.20 on 2 May 2019, a span of US$40.72.
What was gold's biggest day in May 2019?
31 May 2019: +1.3% (US$16.72) close to close.