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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2018 up 3.27% at US$1,344.94. It traded between US$1,305.70 on 4 Jan 2018 and US$1,365.92 on 25 Jan 2018, and its biggest day was +1.26% on 24 Jan 2018. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Jan 2018) | US$1,309.81 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2018) | US$1,344.94 |
| Close before the month (29 Dec 2017) | US$1,302.33 |
| Month change | +3.27% · US$42.61 |
| Month high (25 Jan 2018) | US$1,365.92 |
| Month low (4 Jan 2018) | US$1,305.70 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$60.22 · 4.62% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.41% |
| Median daily range | 0.91% · US$12.14 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 24 Jan 2018 | +1.26% | US$16.86 |
| Worst day | 17 Jan 2018 | -0.88% | -US$11.76 |
| Widest high-low day | 25 Jan 2018 | 1.74% | US$23.59 |
January 2018 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 10th, median daily range 19th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2018
The median daily range in January 2018 was 0.91%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 1.03). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in January 2018
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 19 Jan 2018: +0.27% (US$3.62). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of January 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2018 | US$1,317.82 | +1.19% | US$10.40 |
| 3 Jan 2018 | US$1,312.78 | -0.38% | US$13.93 |
| 4 Jan 2018 | US$1,322.69 | +0.75% | US$20.14 |
| 5 Jan 2018 | US$1,319.90 | -0.21% | US$9.71 |
| 8 Jan 2018 | US$1,320.27 | +0.03% | US$7.35 |
| 9 Jan 2018 | US$1,312.61 | -0.58% | US$11.78 |
| 10 Jan 2018 | US$1,316.59 | +0.3% | US$19.64 |
| 11 Jan 2018 | US$1,322.34 | +0.44% | US$8.21 |
| 12 Jan 2018 | US$1,338.17 | +1.2% | US$17.59 |
| 15 Jan 2018 | US$1,339.93 | +0.13% | US$8.68 |
| 16 Jan 2018 | US$1,338.37 | -0.12% | US$10.47 |
| 17 Jan 2018 | US$1,326.61 | -0.88% | US$17.54 |
| 18 Jan 2018 | US$1,327.04 | +0.03% | US$8.82 |
| 19 Jan 2018 | US$1,331.43 | +0.33% | US$11.20 |
| 22 Jan 2018 | US$1,333.87 | +0.18% | US$7.17 |
| 23 Jan 2018 | US$1,341.11 | +0.54% | US$10.40 |
| 24 Jan 2018 | US$1,357.97 | +1.26% | US$22.60 |
| 25 Jan 2018 | US$1,348.22 | -0.72% | US$23.59 |
| 26 Jan 2018 | US$1,350.00 | +0.13% | US$12.50 |
| 29 Jan 2018 | US$1,340.32 | -0.72% | US$14.82 |
| 30 Jan 2018 | US$1,338.59 | -0.13% | US$14.46 |
| 31 Jan 2018 | US$1,344.94 | +0.47% | US$14.82 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 25 Jan 2018, covered US$23.59 from high to low; the median day covered US$12.14. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$23.59 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2018?
Up: the last close was US$1,344.94 on 31 Jan 2018, +3.27% (US$42.61) against US$1,302.33 on 29 Dec 2017.
What were gold's high and low in January 2018?
High US$1,365.92 on 25 Jan 2018, low US$1,305.70 on 4 Jan 2018, a span of US$60.22.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2018?
24 Jan 2018: +1.26% (US$16.86) close to close.