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Gold (XAUUSD) in October 2023: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended October 2023 up 7.31% at US$1,983.97. It traded between US$1,810.47 on 6 Oct 2023 and US$2,009.47 on 27 Oct 2023, and its biggest day was +3.41% on 13 Oct 2023. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2023.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Oct 2023) | US$1,846.45 |
| Last close (31 Oct 2023) | US$1,983.97 |
| Close before the month (29 Sep 2023) | US$1,848.74 |
| Month change | +7.31% · US$135.23 |
| Month high (27 Oct 2023) | US$2,009.47 |
| Month low (6 Oct 2023) | US$1,810.47 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$199.00 · 10.76% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.457% |
| Median daily range | 1.077% · US$20.63 |
| Median daily range for all of 2023 | 1.077% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Oct 2023 | +3.41% | US$63.68 |
| Worst day | 2 Oct 2023 | -1.13% | -US$20.97 |
| Widest high-low day | 13 Oct 2023 | 3.4% | US$63.47 |
October 2023 against every October, 2005–2024
Ranked against October in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 15th, high-low span 2nd. Across those years the strongest October was 2023 (+7.31%) and the weakest 2008 (-16.9%).
October inside 2023
The median daily range in October 2023 was 1.077%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2023 (1.077%; ratio 1.00). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2023. The full year is on the gold in 2023 page.
Weekend gaps in October 2023
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 6 Oct 2023: +0.86% (US$15.68). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 6 Oct 2023, 20 Oct 2023.
Every trading day of October 2023
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2023 | US$1,827.77 | -1.13% | US$21.79 |
| 3 Oct 2023 | US$1,822.94 | -0.26% | US$18.13 |
| 4 Oct 2023 | US$1,821.10 | -0.1% | US$14.21 |
| 5 Oct 2023 | US$1,820.24 | -0.05% | US$16.19 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | US$1,831.84 | +0.64% | US$24.43 |
| 9 Oct 2023 | US$1,861.35 | +1.61% | US$19.26 |
| 10 Oct 2023 | US$1,860.42 | -0.05% | US$12.37 |
| 11 Oct 2023 | US$1,874.27 | +0.74% | US$18.59 |
| 12 Oct 2023 | US$1,868.73 | -0.3% | US$17.21 |
| 13 Oct 2023 | US$1,932.41 | +3.41% | US$63.47 |
| 16 Oct 2023 | US$1,920.06 | -0.64% | US$19.48 |
| 17 Oct 2023 | US$1,923.05 | +0.16% | US$19.16 |
| 18 Oct 2023 | US$1,947.62 | +1.28% | US$39.39 |
| 19 Oct 2023 | US$1,974.28 | +1.37% | US$32.48 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | US$1,980.90 | +0.34% | US$25.17 |
| 23 Oct 2023 | US$1,972.74 | -0.41% | US$18.43 |
| 24 Oct 2023 | US$1,971.03 | -0.09% | US$27.38 |
| 25 Oct 2023 | US$1,979.45 | +0.43% | US$24.32 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | US$1,984.73 | +0.27% | US$21.81 |
| 27 Oct 2023 | US$2,005.91 | +1.07% | US$32.69 |
| 30 Oct 2023 | US$1,996.15 | -0.49% | US$15.78 |
| 31 Oct 2023 | US$1,983.97 | -0.61% | US$29.05 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 13 Oct 2023, covered US$63.47 from high to low; the median day covered US$20.63. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$63.47 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in October 2023?
Up: the last close was US$1,983.97 on 31 Oct 2023, +7.31% (US$135.23) against US$1,848.74 on 29 Sep 2023.
What were gold's high and low in October 2023?
High US$2,009.47 on 27 Oct 2023, low US$1,810.47 on 6 Oct 2023, a span of US$199.00.
What was gold's biggest day in October 2023?
13 Oct 2023: +3.41% (US$63.68) close to close.