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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2009: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2009 down 3.4% at US$886.20. It traded between US$864.54 on 20 Apr 2009 and US$932.60 on 1 Apr 2009, and its biggest day was -2.6% on 6 Apr 2009. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2009.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Apr 2009) | US$916.90 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2009) | US$886.20 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2009) | US$917.40 |
| Month change | -3.4% · -US$31.20 |
| Month high (1 Apr 2009) | US$932.60 |
| Month low (20 Apr 2009) | US$864.54 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$68.06 · 7.42% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.98% |
| Median daily range | 1.745% · US$15.79 |
| Median daily range for all of 2009 | 1.673% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 11 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 20 Apr 2009 | +1.88% | US$16.28 |
| Worst day | 6 Apr 2009 | -2.6% | -US$23.20 |
| Widest high-low day | 2 Apr 2009 | 3.7% | US$34.30 |
April 2009 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 5th, high-low span 7th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2009
The median daily range in April 2009 was 1.745%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2009 (1.673%; ratio 1.04). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2009. The full year is on the gold in 2009 page.
Every trading day of April 2009
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2009 | US$926.20 | +0.96% | US$16.30 |
| 2 Apr 2009 | US$903.80 | -2.42% | US$34.30 |
| 3 Apr 2009 | US$892.40 | -1.26% | US$18.30 |
| 6 Apr 2009 | US$869.20 | -2.6% | US$28.50 |
| 7 Apr 2009 | US$880.50 | +1.3% | US$14.30 |
| 8 Apr 2009 | US$880.10 | -0.05% | US$11.90 |
| 9 Apr 2009 | US$878.90 | -0.14% | US$11.60 |
| 10 Apr 2009 | US$881.15 | +0.26% | US$7.78 |
| 13 Apr 2009 | US$893.30 | +1.38% | US$17.33 |
| 14 Apr 2009 | US$889.90 | -0.38% | US$12.31 |
| 15 Apr 2009 | US$890.60 | +0.08% | US$13.69 |
| 16 Apr 2009 | US$875.15 | -1.73% | US$21.85 |
| 17 Apr 2009 | US$868.25 | -0.79% | US$11.85 |
| 20 Apr 2009 | US$884.53 | +1.88% | US$23.79 |
| 21 Apr 2009 | US$883.20 | -0.15% | US$16.29 |
| 22 Apr 2009 | US$889.90 | +0.76% | US$11.75 |
| 23 Apr 2009 | US$903.45 | +1.52% | US$19.08 |
| 24 Apr 2009 | US$912.50 | +1% | US$9.88 |
| 27 Apr 2009 | US$906.20 | -0.69% | US$13.12 |
| 28 Apr 2009 | US$892.22 | -1.54% | US$22.22 |
| 29 Apr 2009 | US$898.10 | +0.66% | US$15.28 |
| 30 Apr 2009 | US$886.20 | -1.33% | US$19.08 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 2 Apr 2009, covered US$34.30 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.79. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$34.30 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2009?
Down: the last close was US$886.20 on 30 Apr 2009, -3.4% (-US$31.20) against US$917.40 on 31 Mar 2009.
What were gold's high and low in April 2009?
High US$932.60 on 1 Apr 2009, low US$864.54 on 20 Apr 2009, a span of US$68.06.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2009?
6 Apr 2009: -2.6% (-US$23.20) close to close.