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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2017 up 0.08% at US$1,248.96. It traded between US$1,194.91 on 10 Mar 2017 and US$1,260.97 on 27 Mar 2017, and its biggest day was +1.68% on 15 Mar 2017. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Mar 2017) | US$1,248.50 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2017) | US$1,248.96 |
| Close before the month (28 Feb 2017) | US$1,248.00 |
| Month change | +0.08% · US$0.96 |
| Month high (27 Mar 2017) | US$1,260.97 |
| Month low (10 Mar 2017) | US$1,194.91 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$66.06 · 5.29% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.434% |
| Median daily range | 0.911% · US$11.34 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 15 Mar 2017 | +1.68% | US$20.12 |
| Worst day | 2 Mar 2017 | -1.21% | -US$15.06 |
| Widest high-low day | 15 Mar 2017 | 2.04% | US$24.50 |
March 2017 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 8th, median daily range 19th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2017
The median daily range in March 2017 was 0.911%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 0.97). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in March 2017
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 24 Mar 2017: +0.2% (US$2.52). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of March 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2017 | US$1,249.23 | +0.1% | US$13.71 |
| 2 Mar 2017 | US$1,234.17 | -1.21% | US$17.99 |
| 3 Mar 2017 | US$1,234.42 | +0.02% | US$13.37 |
| 6 Mar 2017 | US$1,225.18 | -0.75% | US$11.95 |
| 7 Mar 2017 | US$1,215.72 | -0.77% | US$13.00 |
| 8 Mar 2017 | US$1,207.75 | -0.66% | US$11.90 |
| 9 Mar 2017 | US$1,200.24 | -0.62% | US$9.75 |
| 10 Mar 2017 | US$1,204.43 | +0.35% | US$11.34 |
| 13 Mar 2017 | US$1,203.70 | -0.06% | US$8.72 |
| 14 Mar 2017 | US$1,198.47 | -0.43% | US$10.30 |
| 15 Mar 2017 | US$1,218.59 | +1.68% | US$24.50 |
| 16 Mar 2017 | US$1,226.01 | +0.61% | US$15.13 |
| 17 Mar 2017 | US$1,229.25 | +0.26% | US$7.18 |
| 20 Mar 2017 | US$1,234.12 | +0.4% | US$6.16 |
| 21 Mar 2017 | US$1,244.85 | +0.87% | US$20.71 |
| 22 Mar 2017 | US$1,248.78 | +0.32% | US$7.34 |
| 23 Mar 2017 | US$1,245.37 | -0.27% | US$10.51 |
| 24 Mar 2017 | US$1,245.57 | +0.02% | US$10.85 |
| 27 Mar 2017 | US$1,254.09 | +0.68% | US$12.93 |
| 28 Mar 2017 | US$1,251.47 | -0.21% | US$10.72 |
| 29 Mar 2017 | US$1,253.07 | +0.13% | US$7.32 |
| 30 Mar 2017 | US$1,243.43 | -0.77% | US$11.42 |
| 31 Mar 2017 | US$1,248.96 | +0.44% | US$10.89 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 15 Mar 2017, covered US$24.50 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.34. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$24.50 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,248.96 on 31 Mar 2017, +0.08% (US$0.96) against US$1,248.00 on 28 Feb 2017.
What were gold's high and low in March 2017?
High US$1,260.97 on 27 Mar 2017, low US$1,194.91 on 10 Mar 2017, a span of US$66.06.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2017?
15 Mar 2017: +1.68% (US$20.12) close to close.