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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2007: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2007 up 2.19% at US$677.70. It traded between US$655.90 on 2 Apr 2007 and US$693.30 on 23 Apr 2007, and its biggest day was -1.58% on 26 Apr 2007. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2007.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Apr 2007) | US$664.50 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2007) | US$677.70 |
| Close before the month (30 Mar 2007) | US$663.20 |
| Month change | +2.19% · US$14.50 |
| Month high (23 Apr 2007) | US$693.30 |
| Month low (2 Apr 2007) | US$655.90 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$37.40 · 5.64% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.47% |
| Median daily range | 1.183% · US$8.10 |
| Median daily range for all of 2007 | 1.417% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Apr 2007 | +1.45% | US$9.60 |
| Worst day | 26 Apr 2007 | -1.58% | -US$10.80 |
| Widest high-low day | 26 Apr 2007 | 2.25% | US$15.40 |
April 2007 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 8th, median daily range 11th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2007
The median daily range in April 2007 was 1.183%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2007 (1.417%; ratio 0.84). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2007. The full year is on the gold in 2007 page.
Every trading day of April 2007
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2007 | US$663.40 | +0.03% | US$10.00 |
| 3 Apr 2007 | US$664.00 | +0.09% | US$5.60 |
| 4 Apr 2007 | US$673.60 | +1.45% | US$12.00 |
| 5 Apr 2007 | US$673.80 | +0.03% | US$4.00 |
| 6 Apr 2007 | US$673.90 | +0.01% | US$1.70 |
| 9 Apr 2007 | US$670.70 | -0.47% | US$7.10 |
| 10 Apr 2007 | US$676.70 | +0.89% | US$10.40 |
| 11 Apr 2007 | US$676.80 | +0.01% | US$6.40 |
| 12 Apr 2007 | US$675.50 | -0.19% | US$8.50 |
| 13 Apr 2007 | US$684.60 | +1.35% | US$9.50 |
| 16 Apr 2007 | US$690.00 | +0.79% | US$8.10 |
| 17 Apr 2007 | US$687.30 | -0.39% | US$5.00 |
| 18 Apr 2007 | US$689.50 | +0.32% | US$5.40 |
| 19 Apr 2007 | US$682.20 | -1.06% | US$12.50 |
| 20 Apr 2007 | US$691.30 | +1.33% | US$10.30 |
| 23 Apr 2007 | US$688.70 | -0.38% | US$6.80 |
| 24 Apr 2007 | US$682.80 | -0.86% | US$10.90 |
| 25 Apr 2007 | US$685.20 | +0.35% | US$4.70 |
| 26 Apr 2007 | US$674.40 | -1.58% | US$15.40 |
| 27 Apr 2007 | US$680.90 | +0.96% | US$10.90 |
| 30 Apr 2007 | US$677.70 | -0.47% | US$5.50 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 26 Apr 2007, covered US$15.40 from high to low; the median day covered US$8.10. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$15.40 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2007?
Up: the last close was US$677.70 on 30 Apr 2007, +2.19% (US$14.50) against US$663.20 on 30 Mar 2007.
What were gold's high and low in April 2007?
High US$693.30 on 23 Apr 2007, low US$655.90 on 2 Apr 2007, a span of US$37.40.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2007?
26 Apr 2007: -1.58% (-US$10.80) close to close.