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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2008: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2008 down 4.27% at US$876.70. It traded between US$862.20 on 30 Apr 2008 and US$952.40 on 17 Apr 2008, and its biggest day was -3.55% on 1 Apr 2008. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2008.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Apr 2008) | US$915.40 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2008) | US$876.70 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2008) | US$915.80 |
| Month change | -4.27% · -US$39.10 |
| Month high (17 Apr 2008) | US$952.40 |
| Month low (30 Apr 2008) | US$862.20 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$90.20 · 9.85% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.706% |
| Median daily range | 1.979% · US$18.10 |
| Median daily range for all of 2008 | 2.464% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 5 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 13 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 2 Apr 2008 | +2.28% | US$20.10 |
| Worst day | 1 Apr 2008 | -3.55% | -US$32.50 |
| Widest high-low day | 1 Apr 2008 | 5.32% | US$48.70 |
April 2008 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 19th, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2008
The median daily range in April 2008 was 1.979%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2008 (2.464%; ratio 0.80). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2008. The full year is on the gold in 2008 page.
Every trading day of April 2008
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2008 | US$883.30 | -3.55% | US$48.70 |
| 2 Apr 2008 | US$903.40 | +2.28% | US$24.90 |
| 3 Apr 2008 | US$902.80 | -0.07% | US$20.90 |
| 4 Apr 2008 | US$913.40 | +1.17% | US$15.30 |
| 7 Apr 2008 | US$919.90 | +0.71% | US$18.60 |
| 8 Apr 2008 | US$914.46 | -0.59% | US$17.50 |
| 9 Apr 2008 | US$933.80 | +2.11% | US$32.50 |
| 10 Apr 2008 | US$928.50 | -0.57% | US$17.50 |
| 11 Apr 2008 | US$924.70 | -0.41% | US$14.70 |
| 14 Apr 2008 | US$923.60 | -0.12% | US$17.20 |
| 15 Apr 2008 | US$927.50 | +0.42% | US$12.80 |
| 16 Apr 2008 | US$944.60 | +1.84% | US$24.50 |
| 17 Apr 2008 | US$938.50 | -0.65% | US$15.30 |
| 18 Apr 2008 | US$916.20 | -2.38% | US$41.80 |
| 21 Apr 2008 | US$916.20 | +0% | US$17.60 |
| 22 Apr 2008 | US$915.40 | -0.09% | US$13.80 |
| 23 Apr 2008 | US$903.70 | -1.28% | US$25.80 |
| 24 Apr 2008 | US$887.80 | -1.76% | US$23.60 |
| 25 Apr 2008 | US$885.80 | -0.23% | US$18.60 |
| 28 Apr 2008 | US$893.20 | +0.84% | US$8.50 |
| 29 Apr 2008 | US$870.60 | -2.53% | US$24.10 |
| 30 Apr 2008 | US$876.70 | +0.7% | US$16.10 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 1 Apr 2008, covered US$48.70 from high to low; the median day covered US$18.10. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$48.70 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2008?
Down: the last close was US$876.70 on 30 Apr 2008, -4.27% (-US$39.10) against US$915.80 on 31 Mar 2008.
What were gold's high and low in April 2008?
High US$952.40 on 17 Apr 2008, low US$862.20 on 30 Apr 2008, a span of US$90.20.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2008?
1 Apr 2008: -3.55% (-US$32.50) close to close.