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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2022: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2022 down 1.64% at US$1,633.56. It traded between US$1,617.29 on 21 Oct 2022 and US$1,729.49 on 4 Oct 2022, and its biggest day was +2.34% on 3 Oct 2022. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2022.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Oct 2022) | US$1,663.22 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2022) | US$1,633.56 |
| Close before the month (30 Sep 2022) | US$1,660.79 |
| Month change | -1.64% · -US$27.23 |
| Month high (4 Oct 2022) | US$1,729.49 |
| Month low (21 Oct 2022) | US$1,617.29 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$112.20 · 6.76% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.584% |
| Median daily range | 1.527% · US$25.25 |
| Median daily range for all of 2022 | 1.273% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 8 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 13 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 3 Oct 2022 | +2.34% | US$38.83 |
| Worst day | 10 Oct 2022 | -1.58% | -US$26.77 |
| Widest high-low day | 3 Oct 2022 | 2.52% | US$41.79 |
October 2022 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 6th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2022
The median daily range in October 2022 was 1.527%, which is wider than the median for all of 2022 (1.273%; ratio 1.20). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2022. The full year is on the gold in 2022 page.
Weekend gaps in October 2022
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 21 Oct 2022: +0.15% (US$2.47). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of October 2022
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2022 | US$1,699.62 | +2.34% | US$41.79 |
| 4 Oct 2022 | US$1,726.34 | +1.57% | US$34.25 |
| 5 Oct 2022 | US$1,716.25 | -0.58% | US$27.26 |
| 6 Oct 2022 | US$1,712.49 | -0.22% | US$18.61 |
| 7 Oct 2022 | US$1,694.80 | -1.03% | US$24.18 |
| 10 Oct 2022 | US$1,668.03 | -1.58% | US$34.10 |
| 11 Oct 2022 | US$1,666.10 | -0.12% | US$22.96 |
| 12 Oct 2022 | US$1,673.12 | +0.42% | US$17.00 |
| 13 Oct 2022 | US$1,666.19 | -0.41% | US$40.00 |
| 14 Oct 2022 | US$1,644.29 | -1.31% | US$31.58 |
| 17 Oct 2022 | US$1,650.57 | +0.38% | US$24.40 |
| 18 Oct 2022 | US$1,651.92 | +0.08% | US$15.10 |
| 19 Oct 2022 | US$1,629.01 | -1.39% | US$26.82 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | US$1,628.03 | -0.06% | US$23.21 |
| 21 Oct 2022 | US$1,657.33 | +1.8% | US$40.45 |
| 24 Oct 2022 | US$1,649.36 | -0.48% | US$26.52 |
| 25 Oct 2022 | US$1,653.08 | +0.23% | US$24.23 |
| 26 Oct 2022 | US$1,664.62 | +0.7% | US$25.25 |
| 27 Oct 2022 | US$1,663.26 | -0.08% | US$15.95 |
| 28 Oct 2022 | US$1,644.60 | -1.12% | US$28.99 |
| 31 Oct 2022 | US$1,633.56 | -0.67% | US$13.85 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 3 Oct 2022, covered US$41.79 from high to low; the median day covered US$25.25. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$41.79 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2022?
Down: the last close was US$1,633.56 on 31 Oct 2022, -1.64% (-US$27.23) against US$1,660.79 on 30 Sep 2022.
What were gold's high and low in October 2022?
High US$1,729.49 on 4 Oct 2022, low US$1,617.29 on 21 Oct 2022, a span of US$112.20.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2022?
3 Oct 2022: +2.34% (US$38.83) close to close.