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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2021 up 1.47% at US$1,782.98. It traded between US$1,745.95 on 6 Oct 2021 and US$1,813.79 on 22 Oct 2021, and its biggest day was +1.85% on 13 Oct 2021. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Oct 2021) | US$1,755.82 |
| Last close (29 Oct 2021) | US$1,782.98 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2021) | US$1,757.16 |
| Month change | +1.47% · US$25.82 |
| Month high (22 Oct 2021) | US$1,813.79 |
| Month low (6 Oct 2021) | US$1,745.95 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$67.84 · 3.86% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.347% |
| Median daily range | 1.084% · US$19.08 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Oct 2021 | +1.85% | US$32.56 |
| Worst day | 15 Oct 2021 | -1.59% | -US$28.50 |
| Widest high-low day | 13 Oct 2021 | 2.17% | US$38.24 |
October 2021 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 10th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 19th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2021
The median daily range in October 2021 was 1.084%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 0.93). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in October 2021
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 1 Oct 2021: +0.04% (US$0.64). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of October 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2021 | US$1,760.15 | +0.17% | US$14.51 |
| 4 Oct 2021 | US$1,769.35 | +0.52% | US$22.71 |
| 5 Oct 2021 | US$1,759.87 | -0.54% | US$20.67 |
| 6 Oct 2021 | US$1,762.87 | +0.17% | US$19.08 |
| 7 Oct 2021 | US$1,754.91 | -0.45% | US$14.94 |
| 8 Oct 2021 | US$1,757.10 | +0.12% | US$27.82 |
| 11 Oct 2021 | US$1,754.11 | -0.17% | US$10.79 |
| 12 Oct 2021 | US$1,760.19 | +0.35% | US$18.51 |
| 13 Oct 2021 | US$1,792.75 | +1.85% | US$38.24 |
| 14 Oct 2021 | US$1,795.92 | +0.18% | US$13.82 |
| 15 Oct 2021 | US$1,767.42 | -1.59% | US$31.54 |
| 18 Oct 2021 | US$1,764.53 | -0.16% | US$11.73 |
| 19 Oct 2021 | US$1,768.99 | +0.25% | US$22.11 |
| 20 Oct 2021 | US$1,782.06 | +0.74% | US$21.54 |
| 21 Oct 2021 | US$1,783.32 | +0.07% | US$12.91 |
| 22 Oct 2021 | US$1,792.67 | +0.52% | US$30.90 |
| 25 Oct 2021 | US$1,807.43 | +0.82% | US$17.74 |
| 26 Oct 2021 | US$1,793.00 | -0.8% | US$25.94 |
| 27 Oct 2021 | US$1,796.89 | +0.22% | US$15.51 |
| 28 Oct 2021 | US$1,798.81 | +0.11% | US$18.13 |
| 29 Oct 2021 | US$1,782.98 | -0.88% | US$29.22 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 13 Oct 2021, covered US$38.24 from high to low; the median day covered US$19.08. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$38.24 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2021?
Up: the last close was US$1,782.98 on 29 Oct 2021, +1.47% (US$25.82) against US$1,757.16 on 30 Sep 2021.
What were gold's high and low in October 2021?
High US$1,813.79 on 22 Oct 2021, low US$1,745.95 on 6 Oct 2021, a span of US$67.84.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2021?
13 Oct 2021: +1.85% (US$32.56) close to close.