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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2017 up 1.52% at US$1,267.99. It traded between US$1,243.65 on 5 Apr 2017 and US$1,295.45 on 17 Apr 2017, and its biggest day was +1.54% on 11 Apr 2017. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 19 |
| First open (3 Apr 2017) | US$1,247.94 |
| Last close (28 Apr 2017) | US$1,267.99 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2017) | US$1,248.96 |
| Month change | +1.52% · US$19.03 |
| Month high (17 Apr 2017) | US$1,295.45 |
| Month low (5 Apr 2017) | US$1,243.65 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$51.80 · 4.15% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.297% |
| Median daily range | 0.834% · US$10.54 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 1 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 11 Apr 2017 | +1.54% | US$19.30 |
| Worst day | 25 Apr 2017 | -0.95% | -US$12.07 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Apr 2017 | 1.76% | US$22.06 |
April 2017 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 9th, median daily range 19th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2017
The median daily range in April 2017 was 0.834%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 0.88). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2017
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 21 Apr 2017: -1.24% (-US$15.90). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 21 Apr 2017.
Every trading day of April 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2017 | US$1,252.80 | +0.31% | US$9.21 |
| 4 Apr 2017 | US$1,255.98 | +0.25% | US$7.27 |
| 5 Apr 2017 | US$1,255.21 | -0.06% | US$13.59 |
| 6 Apr 2017 | US$1,251.77 | -0.27% | US$9.10 |
| 7 Apr 2017 | US$1,254.30 | +0.2% | US$20.31 |
| 10 Apr 2017 | US$1,254.63 | +0.03% | US$9.93 |
| 11 Apr 2017 | US$1,273.93 | +1.54% | US$22.06 |
| 12 Apr 2017 | US$1,286.55 | +0.99% | US$14.80 |
| 13 Apr 2017 | US$1,287.44 | +0.07% | US$6.76 |
| 17 Apr 2017 | US$1,284.84 | -0.2% | US$14.14 |
| 18 Apr 2017 | US$1,289.80 | +0.39% | US$13.34 |
| 19 Apr 2017 | US$1,279.14 | -0.83% | US$16.63 |
| 20 Apr 2017 | US$1,281.43 | +0.18% | US$6.78 |
| 21 Apr 2017 | US$1,284.29 | +0.22% | US$9.76 |
| 24 Apr 2017 | US$1,275.39 | -0.69% | US$11.94 |
| 25 Apr 2017 | US$1,263.32 | -0.95% | US$16.49 |
| 26 Apr 2017 | US$1,269.20 | +0.47% | US$10.54 |
| 27 Apr 2017 | US$1,264.23 | -0.39% | US$8.37 |
| 28 Apr 2017 | US$1,267.99 | +0.3% | US$5.51 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Apr 2017, covered US$22.06 from high to low; the median day covered US$10.54. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$22.06 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,267.99 on 28 Apr 2017, +1.52% (US$19.03) against US$1,248.96 on 31 Mar 2017.
What were gold's high and low in April 2017?
High US$1,295.45 on 17 Apr 2017, low US$1,243.65 on 5 Apr 2017, a span of US$51.80.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2017?
11 Apr 2017: +1.54% (US$19.30) close to close.