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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2021 down 3.15% at US$1,757.16. It traded between US$1,721.65 on 29 Sep 2021 and US$1,833.95 on 3 Sep 2021, and its biggest day was -2.29% on 16 Sep 2021. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Sep 2021) | US$1,814.47 |
| Last close (30 Sep 2021) | US$1,757.16 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2021) | US$1,814.26 |
| Month change | -3.15% · -US$57.10 |
| Month high (3 Sep 2021) | US$1,833.95 |
| Month low (29 Sep 2021) | US$1,721.65 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$112.30 · 6.19% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.412% |
| Median daily range | 1.207% · US$21.29 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 30 Sep 2021 | +1.78% | US$30.70 |
| Worst day | 16 Sep 2021 | -2.29% | -US$41.01 |
| Widest high-low day | 16 Sep 2021 | 2.84% | US$50.96 |
September 2021 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 12th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 13th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2021
The median daily range in September 2021 was 1.207%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 1.03). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 3 Sep 2021: +0.04% (US$0.70). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of September 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2021 | US$1,813.77 | -0.03% | US$11.31 |
| 2 Sep 2021 | US$1,809.55 | -0.23% | US$12.29 |
| 3 Sep 2021 | US$1,827.59 | +1% | US$25.01 |
| 6 Sep 2021 | US$1,823.14 | -0.24% | US$8.82 |
| 7 Sep 2021 | US$1,793.92 | -1.6% | US$35.18 |
| 8 Sep 2021 | US$1,789.29 | -0.26% | US$19.68 |
| 9 Sep 2021 | US$1,794.36 | +0.28% | US$17.04 |
| 10 Sep 2021 | US$1,787.81 | -0.37% | US$16.53 |
| 13 Sep 2021 | US$1,793.37 | +0.31% | US$14.79 |
| 14 Sep 2021 | US$1,804.69 | +0.63% | US$28.98 |
| 15 Sep 2021 | US$1,793.73 | -0.61% | US$16.19 |
| 16 Sep 2021 | US$1,752.72 | -2.29% | US$50.96 |
| 17 Sep 2021 | US$1,753.92 | +0.07% | US$20.09 |
| 20 Sep 2021 | US$1,764.82 | +0.62% | US$24.98 |
| 21 Sep 2021 | US$1,773.89 | +0.51% | US$23.72 |
| 22 Sep 2021 | US$1,767.99 | -0.33% | US$22.49 |
| 23 Sep 2021 | US$1,742.48 | -1.44% | US$39.13 |
| 24 Sep 2021 | US$1,749.72 | +0.42% | US$17.22 |
| 27 Sep 2021 | US$1,750.15 | +0.02% | US$15.98 |
| 28 Sep 2021 | US$1,733.53 | -0.95% | US$26.39 |
| 29 Sep 2021 | US$1,726.46 | -0.41% | US$23.83 |
| 30 Sep 2021 | US$1,757.16 | +1.78% | US$41.88 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 16 Sep 2021, covered US$50.96 from high to low; the median day covered US$21.29. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$50.96 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2021?
Down: the last close was US$1,757.16 on 30 Sep 2021, -3.15% (-US$57.10) against US$1,814.26 on 31 Aug 2021.
What were gold's high and low in September 2021?
High US$1,833.95 on 3 Sep 2021, low US$1,721.65 on 29 Sep 2021, a span of US$112.30.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2021?
16 Sep 2021: -2.29% (-US$41.01) close to close.