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Gold (XAUUSD) in September 2024: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended September 2024 up 5.24% at US$2,634.53. It traded between US$2,471.77 on 4 Sep 2024 and US$2,685.44 on 26 Sep 2024, and its biggest day was +1.88% on 12 Sep 2024. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2024.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Sep 2024) | US$2,502.34 |
| Last close (30 Sep 2024) | US$2,634.53 |
| Close before the month (30 Aug 2024) | US$2,503.35 |
| Month change | +5.24% · US$131.18 |
| Month high (26 Sep 2024) | US$2,685.44 |
| Month low (4 Sep 2024) | US$2,471.77 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$213.67 · 8.54% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.465% |
| Median daily range | 1.157% · US$29.59 |
| Median daily range for all of 2024 | 1.242% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 12 Sep 2024 | +1.88% | US$47.25 |
| Worst day | 30 Sep 2024 | -0.95% | -US$25.28 |
| Widest high-low day | 18 Sep 2024 | 2.08% | US$53.33 |
September 2024 against every September, 2005–2024
Ranked against September in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 4th, median daily range 13th, high-low span 7th. Across those years the strongest September was 2007 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2011 (-11.01%).
September inside 2024
The median daily range in September 2024 was 1.157%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2024 (1.242%; ratio 0.93). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2024. The full year is on the gold in 2024 page.
Weekend gaps in September 2024
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 20 Sep 2024: -0.1% (-US$2.72). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of September 2024
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2024 | US$2,499.46 | -0.16% | US$17.24 |
| 3 Sep 2024 | US$2,492.86 | -0.26% | US$32.79 |
| 4 Sep 2024 | US$2,495.44 | +0.1% | US$28.38 |
| 5 Sep 2024 | US$2,516.63 | +0.85% | US$29.59 |
| 6 Sep 2024 | US$2,497.61 | -0.76% | US$44.06 |
| 9 Sep 2024 | US$2,506.22 | +0.34% | US$21.60 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | US$2,516.54 | +0.41% | US$18.30 |
| 11 Sep 2024 | US$2,511.35 | -0.21% | US$28.08 |
| 12 Sep 2024 | US$2,558.60 | +1.88% | US$49.08 |
| 13 Sep 2024 | US$2,578.38 | +0.77% | US$29.31 |
| 16 Sep 2024 | US$2,582.42 | +0.16% | US$14.39 |
| 17 Sep 2024 | US$2,569.45 | -0.5% | US$26.13 |
| 18 Sep 2024 | US$2,559.27 | -0.4% | US$53.33 |
| 19 Sep 2024 | US$2,586.61 | +1.07% | US$43.82 |
| 20 Sep 2024 | US$2,622.26 | +1.38% | US$40.94 |
| 23 Sep 2024 | US$2,628.39 | +0.23% | US$20.96 |
| 24 Sep 2024 | US$2,656.99 | +1.09% | US$41.68 |
| 25 Sep 2024 | US$2,657.02 | +0% | US$20.78 |
| 26 Sep 2024 | US$2,672.23 | +0.57% | US$30.74 |
| 27 Sep 2024 | US$2,659.81 | -0.46% | US$31.16 |
| 30 Sep 2024 | US$2,634.53 | -0.95% | US$41.31 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 18 Sep 2024, covered US$53.33 from high to low; the median day covered US$29.59. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$53.33 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in September 2024?
Up: the last close was US$2,634.53 on 30 Sep 2024, +5.24% (US$131.18) against US$2,503.35 on 30 Aug 2024.
What were gold's high and low in September 2024?
High US$2,685.44 on 26 Sep 2024, low US$2,471.77 on 4 Sep 2024, a span of US$213.67.
What was gold's biggest day in September 2024?
12 Sep 2024: +1.88% (US$47.25) close to close.