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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2015 up 0.03% at US$1,183.97. It traded between US$1,175.14 on 24 Apr 2015 and US$1,224.13 on 6 Apr 2015, and its biggest day was +1.91% on 27 Apr 2015. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Apr 2015) | US$1,183.76 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2015) | US$1,183.97 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2015) | US$1,183.57 |
| Month change | +0.03% · US$0.40 |
| Month high (6 Apr 2015) | US$1,224.13 |
| Month low (24 Apr 2015) | US$1,175.14 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$48.99 · 4.14% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.684% |
| Median daily range | 1.216% · US$14.66 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 13 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 27 Apr 2015 | +1.91% | US$22.55 |
| Worst day | 30 Apr 2015 | -1.74% | -US$20.95 |
| Widest high-low day | 30 Apr 2015 | 2.51% | US$30.22 |
April 2015 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 9th, high-low span 18th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2015
The median daily range in April 2015 was 1.216%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 0.99). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2015
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 17 Apr 2015: +0.08% (US$1.02). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of April 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2015 | US$1,204.14 | +1.74% | US$27.77 |
| 2 Apr 2015 | US$1,202.07 | -0.17% | US$12.46 |
| 3 Apr 2015 | US$1,199.64 | -0.2% | US$1.81 |
| 6 Apr 2015 | US$1,214.39 | +1.23% | US$10.31 |
| 7 Apr 2015 | US$1,208.91 | -0.45% | US$8.32 |
| 8 Apr 2015 | US$1,202.03 | -0.57% | US$14.87 |
| 9 Apr 2015 | US$1,194.15 | -0.66% | US$10.66 |
| 10 Apr 2015 | US$1,207.24 | +1.1% | US$17.40 |
| 13 Apr 2015 | US$1,198.39 | -0.73% | US$13.09 |
| 14 Apr 2015 | US$1,192.30 | -0.51% | US$17.47 |
| 15 Apr 2015 | US$1,202.35 | +0.84% | US$15.70 |
| 16 Apr 2015 | US$1,198.23 | -0.34% | US$14.45 |
| 17 Apr 2015 | US$1,204.27 | +0.5% | US$10.30 |
| 20 Apr 2015 | US$1,195.69 | -0.71% | US$17.75 |
| 21 Apr 2015 | US$1,202.05 | +0.53% | US$11.18 |
| 22 Apr 2015 | US$1,186.88 | -1.26% | US$19.03 |
| 23 Apr 2015 | US$1,193.80 | +0.58% | US$13.65 |
| 24 Apr 2015 | US$1,179.24 | -1.22% | US$20.74 |
| 27 Apr 2015 | US$1,201.79 | +1.91% | US$28.55 |
| 28 Apr 2015 | US$1,212.06 | +0.85% | US$15.80 |
| 29 Apr 2015 | US$1,204.92 | -0.59% | US$12.67 |
| 30 Apr 2015 | US$1,183.97 | -1.74% | US$30.22 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 30 Apr 2015, covered US$30.22 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.66. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$30.22 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2015?
Up: the last close was US$1,183.97 on 30 Apr 2015, +0.03% (US$0.40) against US$1,183.57 on 31 Mar 2015.
What were gold's high and low in April 2015?
High US$1,224.13 on 6 Apr 2015, low US$1,175.14 on 24 Apr 2015, a span of US$48.99.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2015?
27 Apr 2015: +1.91% (US$22.55) close to close.