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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2012 down 0.15% at US$1,664.42. It traded between US$1,612.39 on 4 Apr 2012 and US$1,683.46 on 2 Apr 2012, and its biggest day was -1.94% on 3 Apr 2012. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (2 Apr 2012) | US$1,671.34 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2012) | US$1,664.42 |
| Close before the month (30 Mar 2012) | US$1,666.95 |
| Month change | -0.15% · -US$2.53 |
| Month high (2 Apr 2012) | US$1,683.46 |
| Month low (4 Apr 2012) | US$1,612.39 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$71.07 · 4.26% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.405% |
| Median daily range | 1.17% · US$19.33 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 10 Apr 2012 | +1.15% | US$18.80 |
| Worst day | 3 Apr 2012 | -1.94% | -US$32.50 |
| Widest high-low day | 3 Apr 2012 | 2.5% | US$41.94 |
April 2012 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 14th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2012
The median daily range in April 2012 was 1.17%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 0.96). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of April 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2012 | US$1,677.61 | +0.64% | US$20.65 |
| 3 Apr 2012 | US$1,645.11 | -1.94% | US$41.94 |
| 4 Apr 2012 | US$1,620.56 | -1.49% | US$35.53 |
| 5 Apr 2012 | US$1,630.65 | +0.62% | US$11.39 |
| 9 Apr 2012 | US$1,640.23 | +0.59% | US$13.04 |
| 10 Apr 2012 | US$1,659.03 | +1.15% | US$30.93 |
| 11 Apr 2012 | US$1,658.22 | -0.05% | US$9.71 |
| 12 Apr 2012 | US$1,675.47 | +1.04% | US$29.02 |
| 13 Apr 2012 | US$1,655.57 | -1.19% | US$28.64 |
| 16 Apr 2012 | US$1,651.41 | -0.25% | US$16.38 |
| 17 Apr 2012 | US$1,649.26 | -0.13% | US$22.77 |
| 18 Apr 2012 | US$1,641.52 | -0.47% | US$16.53 |
| 19 Apr 2012 | US$1,642.56 | +0.06% | US$22.57 |
| 20 Apr 2012 | US$1,642.56 | +0% | US$8.56 |
| 23 Apr 2012 | US$1,637.77 | -0.29% | US$19.98 |
| 24 Apr 2012 | US$1,641.72 | +0.24% | US$15.23 |
| 25 Apr 2012 | US$1,644.18 | +0.15% | US$21.80 |
| 26 Apr 2012 | US$1,656.74 | +0.76% | US$18.39 |
| 27 Apr 2012 | US$1,662.37 | +0.34% | US$16.90 |
| 30 Apr 2012 | US$1,664.42 | +0.12% | US$18.67 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 3 Apr 2012, covered US$41.94 from high to low; the median day covered US$19.33. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$41.94 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2012?
Down: the last close was US$1,664.42 on 30 Apr 2012, -0.15% (-US$2.53) against US$1,666.95 on 30 Mar 2012.
What were gold's high and low in April 2012?
High US$1,683.46 on 2 Apr 2012, low US$1,612.39 on 4 Apr 2012, a span of US$71.07.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2012?
3 Apr 2012: -1.94% (-US$32.50) close to close.