XAUUSD Gold Monthly Performance (2009-2025)

Data from Polygon.io, note some early months have missing data.

Yearly Monthly Performance

2009

MonthReturn (%)Classification
SepNaNN/A
Oct3.72Bullish
Nov12.86Bullish
Dec-7.02Bearish

2010

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan-1.39Sideways
Feb3.33Bullish
Mar-0.43Sideways
Apr5.90Bullish
May3.26Bullish
Jun2.06Bullish
Jul-2.51Bearish
Sep7.05Bullish

2011

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jun15.86Bullish
Jul7.58Bullish
Aug13.63Bullish

2013

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jul-27.75Bearish
Aug5.17Bullish
Sep-4.75Bearish
Oct-0.40Sideways
Nov-5.43Bearish
Dec-3.33Bearish

2014

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan2.83Bullish
Feb6.60Bullish
Mar-3.12Bearish
Apr0.56Sideways
May-3.28Bearish
Jun6.17Bullish
Jul-3.28Bearish
Aug0.29Sideways
Sep-6.12Bearish
Oct-3.06Bearish
Nov-1.73Sideways
Dec2.73Bullish

2015

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan8.55Bullish
Feb-5.46Bearish
Mar-2.43Bearish
Apr0.07Sideways
May0.58Sideways
Jun-1.59Sideways
Jul-6.56Bearish
Aug3.58Bullish
Sep-1.73Sideways
Oct2.38Bullish
Nov-6.79Bearish
Dec-0.18Sideways

2016

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan5.21Bullish
Feb10.98Bullish
Mar-0.70Sideways
Apr5.02Bullish
May-5.93Bearish
Jun8.63Bullish
Jul2.07Bullish
Aug-2.92Bearish
Sep0.45Sideways
Oct-3.00Bearish
Nov-8.13Bearish
Dec-1.83Sideways

2017

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan5.27Bullish
Feb2.84Bullish
Mar0.17Sideways
Apr1.78Sideways
May-0.13Sideways
Jun-2.15Bearish
Jul2.11Bullish
Aug4.24Bullish
Sep-3.16Bearish
Oct-0.75Sideways
Nov0.39Sideways
Dec2.14Bullish

2018

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan3.30Bullish
Feb-2.07Bearish
Mar0.59Sideways
Apr-0.75Sideways
May-1.20Sideways
Jun-3.56Bearish
Jul-2.32Bearish
Aug-1.90Sideways
Sep-0.81Sideways
Oct2.11Bullish
Nov0.47Sideways
Dec4.77Bullish

2019

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan3.21Bullish
Feb-0.52Sideways
Mar-1.71Sideways
Apr-0.67Sideways
May1.71Sideways
Jun6.66Bullish
Jul1.45Sideways
Aug7.84Bullish
Sep0.22Sideways
Oct-0.92Sideways
Nov-3.19Bearish
Dec3.84Bullish

2020

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan4.58Bullish
Feb-0.30Sideways
Mar-0.42Sideways
Apr6.94Bullish
May3.07Bullish
Jun2.47Bullish
Jul10.72Bullish
Aug-0.30Sideways
Sep-4.08Bearish
Oct1.99Sideways
Nov-7.32Bearish
Dec6.12Bullish

2021

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan-2.00Sideways
Feb-6.28Bearish
Mar-1.83Sideways
Apr3.57Bullish
May7.90Bullish
Jun-7.34Bearish
Jul2.52Bullish
Aug0.10Sideways
Sep-3.39Bearish
Oct1.53Sideways
Nov-0.36Sideways
Dec3.10Bullish

2022

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan-1.67Sideways
Feb6.02Bullish
Mar1.60Sideways
Apr-2.06Bearish
May-3.19Bearish
Jun-1.62Sideways
Jul-2.45Bearish
Aug-3.04Bearish
Sep-2.88Bearish
Oct-1.64Sideways
Nov8.63Bullish
Dec2.82Bullish

2023

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan5.70Bullish
Feb-5.28Bearish
Mar7.87Bullish
Apr0.89Sideways
May-1.03Sideways
Jun-2.40Bearish
Jul2.33Bullish
Aug-1.22Sideways
Sep-4.71Bearish
Oct7.31Bullish
Nov2.84Bullish
Dec1.23Sideways

2024

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan-1.23Sideways
Feb0.21Sideways
Mar9.89Bullish
Apr2.00Bullish
May1.51Sideways
Jun-0.05Sideways
Jul5.21Bullish
Aug2.34Bullish
Sep5.30Bullish
Oct4.20Bullish
Nov-3.50Bearish
Dec-0.98Sideways

2025

MonthReturn (%)Classification
Jan6.60Bullish
Feb2.13Bullish
Mar9.21Bullish
Apr4.88Bullish
May0.51Sideways
Jun0.70Sideways
Jul-0.72Sideways
Aug4.85Bullish
Sep12.03Bullish
Oct3.61Bullish
Nov-0.07Sideways