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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2022: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2022 down 2.93% at US$1,660.79. It traded between US$1,614.81 on 28 Sep 2022 and US$1,735.13 on 12 Sep 2022, and its biggest day was -1.93% on 15 Sep 2022. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2022.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Sep 2022) | US$1,711.05 |
| Last close (30 Sep 2022) | US$1,660.79 |
| Close before the month (31 Aug 2022) | US$1,710.99 |
| Month change | -2.93% · -US$50.20 |
| Month high (12 Sep 2022) | US$1,735.13 |
| Month low (28 Sep 2022) | US$1,614.81 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$120.32 · 7.03% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.556% |
| Median daily range | 1.408% · US$23.79 |
| Median daily range for all of 2022 | 1.273% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 28 Sep 2022 | +1.89% | US$30.72 |
| Worst day | 15 Sep 2022 | -1.93% | -US$32.80 |
| Widest high-low day | 28 Sep 2022 | 2.94% | US$47.88 |
September 2022 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 11th, median daily range 7th, high-low span 10th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2022
The median daily range in September 2022 was 1.408%, which is wider than the median for all of 2022 (1.273%; ratio 1.11). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2022. The full year is on the gold in 2022 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2022
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 30 Sep 2022: +0.15% (US$2.43). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of September 2022
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2022 | US$1,697.55 | -0.79% | US$22.59 |
| 2 Sep 2022 | US$1,712.78 | +0.9% | US$22.99 |
| 5 Sep 2022 | US$1,710.07 | -0.16% | US$8.04 |
| 6 Sep 2022 | US$1,701.90 | -0.48% | US$26.92 |
| 7 Sep 2022 | US$1,718.27 | +0.96% | US$28.12 |
| 8 Sep 2022 | US$1,708.42 | -0.57% | US$24.24 |
| 9 Sep 2022 | US$1,716.85 | +0.49% | US$21.10 |
| 12 Sep 2022 | US$1,724.69 | +0.46% | US$23.18 |
| 13 Sep 2022 | US$1,702.32 | -1.3% | US$34.71 |
| 14 Sep 2022 | US$1,697.36 | -0.29% | US$13.44 |
| 15 Sep 2022 | US$1,664.56 | -1.93% | US$37.89 |
| 16 Sep 2022 | US$1,675.01 | +0.63% | US$26.18 |
| 19 Sep 2022 | US$1,675.71 | +0.04% | US$20.37 |
| 20 Sep 2022 | US$1,664.76 | -0.65% | US$19.46 |
| 21 Sep 2022 | US$1,673.73 | +0.54% | US$34.10 |
| 22 Sep 2022 | US$1,671.16 | -0.15% | US$29.24 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | US$1,644.87 | -1.57% | US$36.17 |
| 26 Sep 2022 | US$1,622.40 | -1.37% | US$28.59 |
| 27 Sep 2022 | US$1,629.16 | +0.42% | US$19.01 |
| 28 Sep 2022 | US$1,659.88 | +1.89% | US$47.88 |
| 29 Sep 2022 | US$1,660.52 | +0.04% | US$23.34 |
| 30 Sep 2022 | US$1,660.79 | +0.02% | US$16.12 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 28 Sep 2022, covered US$47.88 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.79. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$47.88 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2022?
Down: the last close was US$1,660.79 on 30 Sep 2022, -2.93% (-US$50.20) against US$1,710.99 on 31 Aug 2022.
What were gold's high and low in September 2022?
High US$1,735.13 on 12 Sep 2022, low US$1,614.81 on 28 Sep 2022, a span of US$120.32.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2022?
15 Sep 2022: -1.93% (-US$32.80) close to close.