MRCI hopes this profile of the CMX Gold futures contract, with
its statistics and feature studies, will help you derive wise trading decisions from its presentation of
long-term perspective, computer analysis, and historical background. This additional history is designed
to complement the body of knowledge contained in any seasonal patterns and strategies published. The weekly
and monthly charts on this page depict prices for nearby contracts, which most closely reflect the
underlying cash market.
The table below offers a statistical analysis of historical daily trading in the CMX Gold futures.
The average range for each day of the week in each year and overall has been computed for purposes of comparison and
further insight into the dynamics of this market.
MRCI's Nearby Futures Range Detail for Gold(CMX) from 1/1976 - 8/2023
Calendar Year
Monday Avg Rng
Tuesday Avg Rng
Wednesday Avg Rng
Thursday Avg Rng
Friday Avg Rng
Yearly Avg Rng
1976
1.9($190)
2.0($202)
1.9($192)
1.7($167)
1.7($167)
1.8($184)
1977
2.1($208)
1.8($178)
1.9($189)
1.7($170)
1.6($162)
1.8($181)
1978
3.5($351)
3.7($366)
3.6($364)
3.5($351)
3.2($321)
3.5($350)
1979
7.0($702)
7.9($789)
7.9($791)
8.0($795)
6.7($672)
7.5($750)
1980
22.1($2208)
20.1($2014)
19.7($1970)
21.4($2142)
20.6($2056)
20.8($2076)
1981
14.1($1408)
10.5($1051)
11.1($1109)
11.1($1106)
10.1($1014)
11.4($1136)
1982
11.3($1134)
10.2($1023)
10.7($1069)
10.2($1015)
10.9($1095)
10.7($1066)
1983
9.5($955)
7.3($731)
7.4($745)
7.6($759)
7.3($728)
7.8($780)
1984
5.3($532)
4.8($485)
5.0($497)
5.3($527)
5.8($583)
5.2($524)
1985
5.3($534)
4.9($487)
4.4($435)
4.3($433)
4.1($408)
4.6($459)
1986
6.4($642)
5.8($583)
5.5($550)
5.7($569)
6.6($660)
6.0($600)
1987
7.0($695)
7.1($707)
5.2($521)
6.3($632)
6.7($668)
6.4($644)
1988
4.9($488)
4.5($446)
5.0($498)
4.6($461)
5.8($583)
4.9($495)
1989
4.1($406)
4.2($416)
4.2($416)
4.1($407)
5.4($540)
4.4($437)
1990
6.6($661)
5.8($577)
5.5($551)
4.5($448)
5.5($548)
5.6($556)
1991
3.5($353)
3.2($322)
3.4($336)
3.9($387)
3.4($340)
3.5($347)
1992
2.7($270)
2.1($211)
2.4($242)
2.4($237)
2.5($254)
2.4($242)
1993
4.0($402)
3.9($386)
4.3($429)
4.6($456)
4.0($402)
4.2($415)
1994
3.4($336)
3.1($310)
3.2($321)
3.4($343)
3.4($340)
3.3($330)
1995
1.9($195)
2.1($211)
2.4($236)
2.1($213)
2.6($257)
2.2($223)
1996
2.1($207)
2.3($234)
2.3($231)
2.2($225)
2.5($249)
2.3($230)
1997
3.2($322)
3.4($340)
3.3($334)
4.0($396)
3.9($390)
3.6($356)
1998
3.2($323)
3.1($305)
3.1($307)
3.6($356)
3.5($350)
3.3($328)
1999
3.3($326)
4.2($416)
3.2($318)
2.8($282)
3.0($302)
3.3($329)
2000
2.8($280)
3.3($327)
3.3($331)
3.3($334)
3.7($371)
3.3($330)
2001
2.9($293)
2.7($266)
2.8($284)
3.0($296)
3.5($350)
3.0($298)
2002
3.6($359)
4.2($422)
4.2($421)
4.1($413)
4.3($433)
4.1($410)
2003
5.8($576)
5.8($576)
6.2($622)
6.4($637)
6.6($658)
6.1($614)
2004
5.0($497)
6.2($622)
6.5($651)
6.0($601)
7.0($705)
6.2($616)
2005
5.3($527)
5.2($517)
5.2($523)
6.1($609)
5.4($543)
5.4($544)
2006
13.1($1310)
13.2($1323)
13.1($1305)
13.9($1387)
13.7($1371)
13.4($1340)
2007
10.1($1010)
11.6($1165)
11.7($1166)
12.6($1263)
13.2($1315)
11.9($1186)
2008
25.2($2518)
26.9($2693)
26.6($2657)
27.9($2792)
27.1($2709)
26.7($2675)
2009
20.8($2085)
20.0($1997)
20.1($2011)
20.2($2018)
21.1($2113)
20.4($2043)
2010
17.7($1768)
21.7($2169)
18.9($1892)
20.2($2025)
20.1($2012)
19.8($1977)
2011
31.3($3132)
32.9($3291)
30.0($2997)
32.5($3250)
31.0($3098)
31.5($3154)
2012
19.1($1909)
24.9($2490)
25.6($2559)
25.5($2555)
25.3($2533)
24.2($2415)
2013
25.2($2518)
24.6($2460)
26.5($2651)
31.1($3106)
27.7($2771)
27.0($2701)
2014
18.9($1892)
17.6($1756)
15.9($1593)
18.6($1857)
18.0($1795)
17.8($1776)
2015
16.6($1659)
15.6($1563)
16.7($1668)
17.2($1716)
18.2($1825)
16.9($1685)
2016
16.4($1635)
18.0($1801)
19.7($1969)
21.3($2128)
22.1($2207)
19.5($1954)
2017
13.3($1326)
12.9($1294)
14.0($1399)
14.6($1461)
13.4($1336)
13.6($1364)
2018
11.6($1161)
13.6($1361)
14.0($1397)
13.6($1358)
13.0($1298)
13.2($1317)
2019
15.0($1504)
15.4($1537)
15.9($1593)
18.8($1875)
17.0($1696)
16.4($1641)
2020
38.0($3795)
37.3($3733)
34.1($3412)
32.7($3268)
32.5($3246)
34.9($3489)
2021
23.8($2379)
23.4($2342)
25.1($2514)
27.0($2705)
28.0($2800)
25.5($2549)
2022
28.3($2834)
28.1($2810)
26.5($2651)
30.3($3030)
26.2($2618)
27.9($2787)
2023
22.1($2212)
26.1($2607)
25.1($2508)
27.5($2754)
27.9($2795)
25.8($2583)
What other characteristics do CMX Gold futures exhibit for various days of the
week? We ran various studies for the last 180 calendar days of trading prior to trading prior to
expiration for each contract.
MRCI's Nearby Futures Summary for Australian Dollar(CME) from 1/1987 - 8/2023
Daily Percent Change Summary for Australian Dollar(CME)
UNCH
>0%- <1%
+1%- <2%
+2%- <3%
+3%- <4%
+4%- <5%
+5%- <6%
+6%- <7%
+7%- <8%
+8%- <9%
+9%- <10%
+10%- <20%
>+20%
112
4236
518
50
8
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
<0%- >-1%
-1%- >-2%
-2%- >-3%
-3%- >-4%
-4%- >-5%
-5%- >-6%
-6%- >-7%
-7%- >-8%
-8%- >-9%
-9%- >-10%
-10%- >-20%
<-20%
3647
559
66
13
5
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
The table below represents yearly low, high, last yield in the cash market for the
CMX Gold futures contracts. Quotes are from daily cash market price activity.
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