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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2017 up 4.1% at US$1,321.41. It traded between US$1,251.44 on 8 Aug 2017 and US$1,325.94 on 29 Aug 2017, and its biggest day was +1.4% on 28 Aug 2017. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Aug 2017) | US$1,269.47 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2017) | US$1,321.41 |
| Close before the month (31 Jul 2017) | US$1,269.37 |
| Month change | +4.1% · US$52.04 |
| Month high (29 Aug 2017) | US$1,325.94 |
| Month low (8 Aug 2017) | US$1,251.44 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$74.50 · 5.87% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.414% |
| Median daily range | 1.033% · US$13.19 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 28 Aug 2017 | +1.4% | US$18.14 |
| Worst day | 4 Aug 2017 | -0.8% | -US$10.12 |
| Widest high-low day | 31 Aug 2017 | 1.89% | US$24.75 |
August 2017 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 6th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 12th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2017
The median daily range in August 2017 was 1.033%, which is wider than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 1.09). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in August 2017
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 18 Aug 2017: -0.13% (-US$1.63). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of August 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2017 | US$1,268.92 | -0.04% | US$11.47 |
| 2 Aug 2017 | US$1,266.18 | -0.22% | US$9.96 |
| 3 Aug 2017 | US$1,268.85 | +0.21% | US$13.98 |
| 4 Aug 2017 | US$1,258.73 | -0.8% | US$15.98 |
| 7 Aug 2017 | US$1,257.67 | -0.08% | US$4.13 |
| 8 Aug 2017 | US$1,260.74 | +0.24% | US$13.68 |
| 9 Aug 2017 | US$1,277.39 | +1.32% | US$17.93 |
| 10 Aug 2017 | US$1,286.25 | +0.69% | US$13.19 |
| 11 Aug 2017 | US$1,290.41 | +0.32% | US$10.70 |
| 14 Aug 2017 | US$1,281.30 | -0.71% | US$10.89 |
| 15 Aug 2017 | US$1,271.52 | -0.76% | US$14.64 |
| 16 Aug 2017 | US$1,283.08 | +0.91% | US$16.05 |
| 17 Aug 2017 | US$1,287.74 | +0.36% | US$8.34 |
| 18 Aug 2017 | US$1,284.62 | -0.24% | US$17.34 |
| 21 Aug 2017 | US$1,291.59 | +0.54% | US$13.17 |
| 22 Aug 2017 | US$1,284.96 | -0.51% | US$10.59 |
| 23 Aug 2017 | US$1,290.44 | +0.43% | US$8.70 |
| 24 Aug 2017 | US$1,286.15 | -0.33% | US$6.70 |
| 25 Aug 2017 | US$1,291.47 | +0.41% | US$18.15 |
| 28 Aug 2017 | US$1,309.61 | +1.4% | US$20.25 |
| 29 Aug 2017 | US$1,309.48 | -0.01% | US$20.97 |
| 30 Aug 2017 | US$1,308.15 | -0.1% | US$8.57 |
| 31 Aug 2017 | US$1,321.41 | +1.01% | US$24.75 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 31 Aug 2017, covered US$24.75 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.19. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$24.75 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,321.41 on 31 Aug 2017, +4.1% (US$52.04) against US$1,269.37 on 31 Jul 2017.
What were gold's high and low in August 2017?
High US$1,325.94 on 29 Aug 2017, low US$1,251.44 on 8 Aug 2017, a span of US$74.50.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2017?
28 Aug 2017: +1.4% (US$18.14) close to close.