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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2006 up 12.03% at US$653.70. It traded between US$572.20 on 3 Apr 2006 and US$655.50 on 28 Apr 2006, and its biggest day was -4.04% on 20 Apr 2006. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 19 |
| First open (3 Apr 2006) | US$572.20 |
| Last close (28 Apr 2006) | US$653.70 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2006) | US$583.50 |
| Month change | +12.03% · US$70.20 |
| Month high (28 Apr 2006) | US$655.50 |
| Month low (3 Apr 2006) | US$572.20 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$83.30 · 14.28% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.255% |
| Median daily range | 2.015% · US$12.70 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 13 / 6 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 21 Apr 2006 | +3.31% | US$20.30 |
| Worst day | 20 Apr 2006 | -4.04% | -US$25.80 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 Apr 2006 | 5.9% | US$37.70 |
April 2006 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 1st, high-low span 2nd. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2006
The median daily range in April 2006 was 2.015%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 1.04). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of April 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2006 | US$587.70 | +0.72% | US$19.00 |
| 4 Apr 2006 | US$585.60 | -0.36% | US$5.50 |
| 5 Apr 2006 | US$588.50 | +0.5% | US$7.50 |
| 6 Apr 2006 | US$595.60 | +1.21% | US$9.50 |
| 7 Apr 2006 | US$588.30 | -1.23% | US$13.00 |
| 10 Apr 2006 | US$599.70 | +1.94% | US$11.70 |
| 11 Apr 2006 | US$593.20 | -1.08% | US$11.20 |
| 12 Apr 2006 | US$597.70 | +0.76% | US$6.50 |
| 13 Apr 2006 | US$596.00 | -0.28% | US$8.00 |
| 17 Apr 2006 | US$613.50 | +2.94% | US$12.00 |
| 18 Apr 2006 | US$621.20 | +1.26% | US$10.20 |
| 19 Apr 2006 | US$639.00 | +2.87% | US$21.10 |
| 20 Apr 2006 | US$613.20 | -4.04% | US$37.70 |
| 21 Apr 2006 | US$633.50 | +3.31% | US$24.10 |
| 24 Apr 2006 | US$619.60 | -2.19% | US$20.50 |
| 25 Apr 2006 | US$630.20 | +1.71% | US$16.40 |
| 26 Apr 2006 | US$638.70 | +1.35% | US$12.70 |
| 27 Apr 2006 | US$633.20 | -0.86% | US$15.70 |
| 28 Apr 2006 | US$653.70 | +3.24% | US$21.90 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 Apr 2006, covered US$37.70 from high to low; the median day covered US$12.70. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$37.70 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2006?
Up: the last close was US$653.70 on 28 Apr 2006, +12.03% (US$70.20) against US$583.50 on 31 Mar 2006.
What were gold's high and low in April 2006?
High US$655.50 on 28 Apr 2006, low US$572.20 on 3 Apr 2006, a span of US$83.30.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2006?
20 Apr 2006: -4.04% (-US$25.80) close to close.