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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2019 down 3.17% at US$1,472.29. It traded between US$1,464.43 on 30 Sep 2019 and US$1,556.98 on 4 Sep 2019, and its biggest day was -2.17% on 5 Sep 2019. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Sep 2019) | US$1,529.39 |
| Last close (30 Sep 2019) | US$1,472.29 |
| Close before the month (30 Aug 2019) | US$1,520.55 |
| Month change | -3.17% · -US$48.26 |
| Month high (4 Sep 2019) | US$1,556.98 |
| Month low (30 Sep 2019) | US$1,464.43 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$92.55 · 6.09% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.595% |
| Median daily range | 1.319% · US$20.08 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 3 Sep 2019 | +1.29% | US$19.74 |
| Worst day | 5 Sep 2019 | -2.17% | -US$33.71 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 Sep 2019 | 3.01% | US$46.76 |
September 2019 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 10th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2019
The median daily range in September 2019 was 1.319%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 1.40). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2019
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 13 Sep 2019: +0.82% (US$12.16). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 13 Sep 2019.
Every trading day of September 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2019 | US$1,528.96 | +0.55% | US$14.55 |
| 3 Sep 2019 | US$1,548.70 | +1.29% | US$28.07 |
| 4 Sep 2019 | US$1,552.60 | +0.25% | US$23.20 |
| 5 Sep 2019 | US$1,518.89 | -2.17% | US$46.76 |
| 6 Sep 2019 | US$1,506.38 | -0.82% | US$25.34 |
| 9 Sep 2019 | US$1,498.81 | -0.5% | US$17.89 |
| 10 Sep 2019 | US$1,485.77 | -0.87% | US$16.52 |
| 11 Sep 2019 | US$1,496.52 | +0.72% | US$12.24 |
| 12 Sep 2019 | US$1,498.97 | +0.16% | US$34.97 |
| 13 Sep 2019 | US$1,488.55 | -0.7% | US$23.23 |
| 16 Sep 2019 | US$1,498.40 | +0.66% | US$16.26 |
| 17 Sep 2019 | US$1,501.32 | +0.19% | US$13.64 |
| 18 Sep 2019 | US$1,493.24 | -0.54% | US$28.57 |
| 19 Sep 2019 | US$1,498.47 | +0.35% | US$15.53 |
| 20 Sep 2019 | US$1,516.27 | +1.19% | US$19.12 |
| 23 Sep 2019 | US$1,522.12 | +0.39% | US$15.29 |
| 24 Sep 2019 | US$1,531.17 | +0.59% | US$20.08 |
| 25 Sep 2019 | US$1,503.64 | -1.8% | US$34.68 |
| 26 Sep 2019 | US$1,504.56 | +0.06% | US$12.00 |
| 27 Sep 2019 | US$1,496.61 | -0.53% | US$20.55 |
| 30 Sep 2019 | US$1,472.29 | -1.63% | US$35.98 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 Sep 2019, covered US$46.76 from high to low; the median day covered US$20.08. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$46.76 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2019?
Down: the last close was US$1,472.29 on 30 Sep 2019, -3.17% (-US$48.26) against US$1,520.55 on 30 Aug 2019.
What were gold's high and low in September 2019?
High US$1,556.98 on 4 Sep 2019, low US$1,464.43 on 30 Sep 2019, a span of US$92.55.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2019?
5 Sep 2019: -2.17% (-US$33.71) close to close.