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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2020 down 4.22% at US$1,885.23. It traded between US$1,848.75 on 24 Sep 2020 and US$1,992.29 on 1 Sep 2020, and its biggest day was -1.98% on 23 Sep 2020. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Sep 2020) | US$1,968.35 |
| Last close (30 Sep 2020) | US$1,885.23 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2020) | US$1,968.22 |
| Month change | -4.22% · -US$82.99 |
| Month high (1 Sep 2020) | US$1,992.29 |
| Month low (24 Sep 2020) | US$1,848.75 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$143.54 · 7.29% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.531% |
| Median daily range | 1.381% · US$26.74 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 28 Sep 2020 | +1.17% | US$21.70 |
| Worst day | 23 Sep 2020 | -1.98% | -US$37.60 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Sep 2020 | 3.74% | US$72.91 |
September 2020 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 15th, median daily range 8th, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2020
The median daily range in September 2020 was 1.381%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 1.00). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2020
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 25 Sep 2020: +0.15% (US$2.76). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of September 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2020 | US$1,970.63 | +0.12% | US$28.94 |
| 2 Sep 2020 | US$1,943.08 | -1.4% | US$40.87 |
| 3 Sep 2020 | US$1,930.45 | -0.65% | US$29.19 |
| 4 Sep 2020 | US$1,933.09 | +0.14% | US$32.09 |
| 7 Sep 2020 | US$1,928.29 | -0.25% | US$16.93 |
| 8 Sep 2020 | US$1,931.51 | +0.17% | US$34.30 |
| 9 Sep 2020 | US$1,947.37 | +0.82% | US$30.89 |
| 10 Sep 2020 | US$1,946.01 | -0.07% | US$25.18 |
| 11 Sep 2020 | US$1,940.48 | -0.28% | US$17.68 |
| 14 Sep 2020 | US$1,956.52 | +0.83% | US$25.20 |
| 15 Sep 2020 | US$1,953.34 | -0.16% | US$23.92 |
| 16 Sep 2020 | US$1,959.15 | +0.3% | US$23.77 |
| 17 Sep 2020 | US$1,944.20 | -0.76% | US$28.09 |
| 18 Sep 2020 | US$1,950.42 | +0.32% | US$16.17 |
| 21 Sep 2020 | US$1,911.92 | -1.97% | US$72.91 |
| 22 Sep 2020 | US$1,900.34 | -0.61% | US$25.39 |
| 23 Sep 2020 | US$1,862.74 | -1.98% | US$49.72 |
| 24 Sep 2020 | US$1,868.66 | +0.32% | US$28.40 |
| 25 Sep 2020 | US$1,860.14 | -0.46% | US$22.81 |
| 28 Sep 2020 | US$1,881.84 | +1.17% | US$34.03 |
| 29 Sep 2020 | US$1,897.48 | +0.83% | US$23.63 |
| 30 Sep 2020 | US$1,885.23 | -0.65% | US$20.93 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Sep 2020, covered US$72.91 from high to low; the median day covered US$26.74. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$72.91 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2020?
Down: the last close was US$1,885.23 on 30 Sep 2020, -4.22% (-US$82.99) against US$1,968.22 on 31 Aug 2020.
What were gold's high and low in September 2020?
High US$1,992.29 on 1 Sep 2020, low US$1,848.75 on 24 Sep 2020, a span of US$143.54.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2020?
23 Sep 2020: -1.98% (-US$37.60) close to close.