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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2011 up 9.18% at US$1,563.30. It traded between US$1,412.74 on 1 Apr 2011 and US$1,569.00 on 29 Apr 2011, and its biggest day was +1.79% on 29 Apr 2011. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Apr 2011) | US$1,432.48 |
| Last close (29 Apr 2011) | US$1,563.30 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2011) | US$1,431.90 |
| Month change | +9.18% · US$131.40 |
| Month high (29 Apr 2011) | US$1,569.00 |
| Month low (1 Apr 2011) | US$1,412.74 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$156.26 · 10.91% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.477% |
| Median daily range | 1.052% · US$15.65 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 15 / 5 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 29 Apr 2011 | +1.79% | US$27.55 |
| Worst day | 11 Apr 2011 | -0.79% | -US$11.63 |
| Widest high-low day | 29 Apr 2011 | 2.44% | US$37.50 |
April 2011 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 2nd, median daily range 16th, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2011
The median daily range in April 2011 was 1.052%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 0.69). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of April 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2011 | US$1,428.35 | -0.25% | US$23.09 |
| 4 Apr 2011 | US$1,433.65 | +0.37% | US$10.93 |
| 5 Apr 2011 | US$1,455.60 | +1.53% | US$27.20 |
| 6 Apr 2011 | US$1,459.35 | +0.26% | US$10.80 |
| 7 Apr 2011 | US$1,457.80 | -0.11% | US$12.30 |
| 8 Apr 2011 | US$1,474.53 | +1.15% | US$18.58 |
| 11 Apr 2011 | US$1,462.90 | -0.79% | US$16.95 |
| 12 Apr 2011 | US$1,452.60 | -0.7% | US$21.57 |
| 13 Apr 2011 | US$1,456.97 | +0.3% | US$11.00 |
| 14 Apr 2011 | US$1,473.75 | +1.15% | US$22.25 |
| 15 Apr 2011 | US$1,486.35 | +0.85% | US$16.51 |
| 18 Apr 2011 | US$1,495.00 | +0.58% | US$20.10 |
| 19 Apr 2011 | US$1,496.65 | +0.11% | US$9.55 |
| 20 Apr 2011 | US$1,502.10 | +0.36% | US$9.82 |
| 21 Apr 2011 | US$1,504.95 | +0.19% | US$6.00 |
| 25 Apr 2011 | US$1,508.43 | +0.23% | US$14.80 |
| 26 Apr 2011 | US$1,505.90 | -0.17% | US$12.95 |
| 27 Apr 2011 | US$1,526.65 | +1.38% | US$27.20 |
| 28 Apr 2011 | US$1,535.75 | +0.6% | US$14.42 |
| 29 Apr 2011 | US$1,563.30 | +1.79% | US$37.50 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 29 Apr 2011, covered US$37.50 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.65. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$37.50 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2011?
Up: the last close was US$1,563.30 on 29 Apr 2011, +9.18% (US$131.40) against US$1,431.90 on 31 Mar 2011.
What were gold's high and low in April 2011?
High US$1,569.00 on 29 Apr 2011, low US$1,412.74 on 1 Apr 2011, a span of US$156.26.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2011?
29 Apr 2011: +1.79% (US$27.55) close to close.