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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2013 down 7.49% at US$1,476.59. It traded between US$1,321.54 on 16 Apr 2013 and US$1,603.92 on 2 Apr 2013, and its biggest day was -9.06% on 15 Apr 2013. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Apr 2013) | US$1,600.84 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2013) | US$1,476.59 |
| Close before the month (28 Mar 2013) | US$1,596.10 |
| Month change | -7.49% · -US$119.51 |
| Month high (2 Apr 2013) | US$1,603.92 |
| Month low (16 Apr 2013) | US$1,321.54 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$282.38 · 17.69% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.007% |
| Median daily range | 2.006% · US$30.28 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 11 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 25 Apr 2013 | +2.45% | US$35.07 |
| Worst day | 15 Apr 2013 | -9.06% | -US$134.33 |
| Widest high-low day | 15 Apr 2013 | 10.69% | US$158.48 |
April 2013 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 20th, median daily range 2nd, high-low span 1st. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2013
The median daily range in April 2013 was 2.006%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 1.29). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of April 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2013 | US$1,599.50 | +0.21% | US$6.25 |
| 2 Apr 2013 | US$1,575.96 | -1.47% | US$30.33 |
| 3 Apr 2013 | US$1,557.20 | -1.19% | US$27.70 |
| 4 Apr 2013 | US$1,554.66 | -0.16% | US$19.39 |
| 5 Apr 2013 | US$1,580.79 | +1.68% | US$31.94 |
| 8 Apr 2013 | US$1,573.53 | -0.46% | US$15.30 |
| 9 Apr 2013 | US$1,585.19 | +0.74% | US$19.99 |
| 10 Apr 2013 | US$1,557.91 | -1.72% | US$32.91 |
| 11 Apr 2013 | US$1,560.99 | +0.2% | US$15.02 |
| 12 Apr 2013 | US$1,482.33 | -5.04% | US$82.96 |
| 15 Apr 2013 | US$1,348.00 | -9.06% | US$158.48 |
| 16 Apr 2013 | US$1,366.31 | +1.36% | US$81.90 |
| 17 Apr 2013 | US$1,375.74 | +0.69% | US$30.24 |
| 18 Apr 2013 | US$1,390.50 | +1.07% | US$65.93 |
| 19 Apr 2013 | US$1,403.53 | +0.94% | US$39.31 |
| 22 Apr 2013 | US$1,425.50 | +1.57% | US$35.45 |
| 23 Apr 2013 | US$1,414.16 | -0.8% | US$27.91 |
| 24 Apr 2013 | US$1,431.45 | +1.22% | US$21.14 |
| 25 Apr 2013 | US$1,466.52 | +2.45% | US$42.11 |
| 26 Apr 2013 | US$1,461.01 | -0.38% | US$37.30 |
| 29 Apr 2013 | US$1,474.77 | +0.94% | US$16.62 |
| 30 Apr 2013 | US$1,476.59 | +0.12% | US$18.94 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 15 Apr 2013, covered US$158.48 from high to low; the median day covered US$30.28. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$158.48 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2013?
Down: the last close was US$1,476.59 on 30 Apr 2013, -7.49% (-US$119.51) against US$1,596.10 on 28 Mar 2013.
What were gold's high and low in April 2013?
High US$1,603.92 on 2 Apr 2013, low US$1,321.54 on 16 Apr 2013, a span of US$282.38.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2013?
15 Apr 2013: -9.06% (-US$134.33) close to close.