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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2005 up 1.45% at US$434.00. It traded between US$421.70 on 15 Apr 2005 and US$437.20 on 26 Apr 2005, and its biggest day was +1.55% on 19 Apr 2005. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Apr 2005) | US$427.70 |
| Last close (29 Apr 2005) | US$434.00 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2005) | US$427.80 |
| Month change | +1.45% · US$6.20 |
| Month high (26 Apr 2005) | US$437.20 |
| Month low (15 Apr 2005) | US$421.70 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$15.50 · 3.62% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.392% |
| Median daily range | 0.88% · US$3.80 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 19 Apr 2005 | +1.55% | US$6.60 |
| Worst day | 14 Apr 2005 | -1% | -US$4.30 |
| Widest high-low day | 19 Apr 2005 | 1.83% | US$7.80 |
April 2005 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 10th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 19th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2005
The median daily range in April 2005 was 0.88%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 0.84). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of April 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2005 | US$425.10 | -0.63% | US$4.30 |
| 4 Apr 2005 | US$423.30 | -0.42% | US$4.40 |
| 5 Apr 2005 | US$424.00 | +0.17% | US$3.10 |
| 6 Apr 2005 | US$426.30 | +0.54% | US$3.50 |
| 7 Apr 2005 | US$425.30 | -0.23% | US$3.30 |
| 8 Apr 2005 | US$426.10 | +0.19% | US$3.20 |
| 11 Apr 2005 | US$427.50 | +0.33% | US$4.00 |
| 12 Apr 2005 | US$427.70 | +0.05% | US$3.90 |
| 13 Apr 2005 | US$428.10 | +0.09% | US$2.70 |
| 14 Apr 2005 | US$423.80 | -1% | US$7.00 |
| 15 Apr 2005 | US$423.80 | +0% | US$3.60 |
| 18 Apr 2005 | US$426.50 | +0.64% | US$4.80 |
| 19 Apr 2005 | US$433.10 | +1.55% | US$7.80 |
| 20 Apr 2005 | US$433.50 | +0.09% | US$4.20 |
| 21 Apr 2005 | US$431.80 | -0.39% | US$3.50 |
| 22 Apr 2005 | US$433.70 | +0.44% | US$3.80 |
| 25 Apr 2005 | US$433.80 | +0.02% | US$2.60 |
| 26 Apr 2005 | US$436.10 | +0.53% | US$3.70 |
| 27 Apr 2005 | US$431.80 | -0.99% | US$5.20 |
| 28 Apr 2005 | US$430.60 | -0.28% | US$3.50 |
| 29 Apr 2005 | US$434.00 | +0.79% | US$6.00 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 19 Apr 2005, covered US$7.80 from high to low; the median day covered US$3.80. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$7.80 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2005?
Up: the last close was US$434.00 on 29 Apr 2005, +1.45% (US$6.20) against US$427.80 on 31 Mar 2005.
What were gold's high and low in April 2005?
High US$437.20 on 26 Apr 2005, low US$421.70 on 15 Apr 2005, a span of US$15.50.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2005?
19 Apr 2005: +1.55% (US$6.60) close to close.