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Gold (XAUUSD) in 2015: daily moves, range and the biggest days
2015 was a middle year for gold's daily range between 2005 and 2024 (12th widest of 20). Gold closed the year down 10.62% at US$1,060.81. Its median daily range was 1.226%, about US$14.56, and it moved 2% or more on 9 of 258 days.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 258 |
| Year change (last close vs last close of 2014) | -10.62% |
| Last close of the year (31 Dec 2015) | US$1,060.81 |
| Median daily move (close to close, either way) | 0.491% |
| Median daily range (high to low) | 1.226% · US$14.56 |
| Days with a move of 1% or more | 57 |
| Days with a move of 2% or more | 9 |
| Days with a move of 3% or more | 1 |
| Days with a move of 5% or more | 0 |
| Up days / down days | 116 / 142 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 15 Jan 2015 | +2.72% | US$33.42 |
| Worst day | 20 Jul 2015 | -3.31% | -US$37.53 |
| Widest high-low range | 20 Jul 2015 | 5.59% | US$63.38 |
How 2015 compares with 2005–2024
| 2015 | Median of 20 years | Rank (1 = highest) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median daily range % | 1.226% | 1.25% | 12th of 20 |
| Days with 2%+ moves | 9 | 11.5 | 12th of 20 |
| Largest one-day move | 3.31% | 4% | 15th of 20 |
| Median daily range in US$ | US$14.56 | – | 13th of 20 |
Weekend gaps in 2015
Gold had 50 weekend gaps in this data in 2015. The median gap was 0.088% either way. 1 gaps were 0.5% or more and 0 were 1% or more; 24 opened higher and 26 lower. The largest came after Friday 26 Jun 2015: +0.94% (US$11.07).
What these numbers mean for an EA
A 2% move at the 2015 year-end price of US$1,060.81 is about US$21.22. In 2015 gold moved that much or more on 9 days out of 258. A grid or martingale EA that adds trades against the move carries the full move as open loss until price comes back, so the days in the table above are the days its floating drawdown was tested. You can enter a move of this size in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing, or check a live record against daily and max loss limits with the Prop Firm Rule Check.
Questions
How much did gold move on a normal day in 2015?
The median close-to-close move was 0.491% and the median high-low range was 1.226% (US$14.56).
What was gold's biggest day in 2015?
The best day was 15 Jan 2015 (+2.72%) and the worst day was 20 Jul 2015 (-3.31%).
Did gold go up or down in 2015?
Down: the last close of 2015 was US$1,060.81, -10.62% against the last close of 2014.