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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2019 up 2.71% at US$1,512.13. It traded between US$1,459.03 on 1 Oct 2019 and US$1,519.48 on 3 Oct 2019, and its biggest day was +1.39% on 2 Oct 2019. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Oct 2019) | US$1,472.93 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2019) | US$1,512.13 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2019) | US$1,472.29 |
| Month change | +2.71% · US$39.84 |
| Month high (3 Oct 2019) | US$1,519.48 |
| Month low (1 Oct 2019) | US$1,459.03 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$60.45 · 4.11% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.394% |
| Median daily range | 1.156% · US$17.38 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 2 Oct 2019 | +1.39% | US$20.54 |
| Worst day | 15 Oct 2019 | -0.81% | -US$12.03 |
| Widest high-low day | 2 Oct 2019 | 2.07% | US$30.58 |
October 2019 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2019
The median daily range in October 2019 was 1.156%, which is wider than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 1.22). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in October 2019
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 4 Oct 2019: +0.27% (US$4.03). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of October 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2019 | US$1,479.38 | +0.48% | US$28.16 |
| 2 Oct 2019 | US$1,499.92 | +1.39% | US$30.58 |
| 3 Oct 2019 | US$1,504.83 | +0.33% | US$23.72 |
| 4 Oct 2019 | US$1,504.50 | -0.02% | US$19.77 |
| 7 Oct 2019 | US$1,493.27 | -0.75% | US$21.28 |
| 8 Oct 2019 | US$1,505.48 | +0.82% | US$22.84 |
| 9 Oct 2019 | US$1,505.42 | -0% | US$12.54 |
| 10 Oct 2019 | US$1,493.39 | -0.8% | US$25.96 |
| 11 Oct 2019 | US$1,487.93 | -0.37% | US$29.20 |
| 14 Oct 2019 | US$1,493.03 | +0.34% | US$14.29 |
| 15 Oct 2019 | US$1,481.00 | -0.81% | US$21.40 |
| 16 Oct 2019 | US$1,489.52 | +0.58% | US$14.55 |
| 17 Oct 2019 | US$1,492.23 | +0.18% | US$13.94 |
| 18 Oct 2019 | US$1,489.93 | -0.15% | US$9.36 |
| 21 Oct 2019 | US$1,484.06 | -0.39% | US$13.75 |
| 22 Oct 2019 | US$1,487.77 | +0.25% | US$8.15 |
| 23 Oct 2019 | US$1,491.75 | +0.27% | US$8.61 |
| 24 Oct 2019 | US$1,502.90 | +0.75% | US$16.03 |
| 25 Oct 2019 | US$1,504.16 | +0.08% | US$17.38 |
| 28 Oct 2019 | US$1,492.54 | -0.77% | US$18.24 |
| 29 Oct 2019 | US$1,487.90 | -0.31% | US$11.38 |
| 30 Oct 2019 | US$1,495.60 | +0.52% | US$15.44 |
| 31 Oct 2019 | US$1,512.13 | +1.11% | US$20.30 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 2 Oct 2019, covered US$30.58 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.38. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$30.58 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2019?
Up: the last close was US$1,512.13 on 31 Oct 2019, +2.71% (US$39.84) against US$1,472.29 on 30 Sep 2019.
What were gold's high and low in October 2019?
High US$1,519.48 on 3 Oct 2019, low US$1,459.03 on 1 Oct 2019, a span of US$60.45.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2019?
2 Oct 2019: +1.39% (US$20.54) close to close.