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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2018 down 2% at US$1,318.08. It traded between US$1,307.04 on 8 Feb 2018 and US$1,361.69 on 16 Feb 2018, and its biggest day was +1.59% on 14 Feb 2018. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Feb 2018) | US$1,343.39 |
| Last close (28 Feb 2018) | US$1,318.08 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2018) | US$1,344.94 |
| Month change | -2% · -US$26.86 |
| Month high (16 Feb 2018) | US$1,361.69 |
| Month low (8 Feb 2018) | US$1,307.04 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$54.65 · 4.06% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.439% |
| Median daily range | 1.04% · US$13.90 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 14 Feb 2018 | +1.59% | US$21.15 |
| Worst day | 20 Feb 2018 | -1.28% | -US$17.27 |
| Widest high-low day | 14 Feb 2018 | 2.87% | US$38.20 |
February 2018 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 15th, median daily range 16th, high-low span 18th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2018
The median daily range in February 2018 was 1.04%, which is wider than the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 1.18). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2018
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 16 Feb 2018: +0.17% (US$2.26). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of February 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2018 | US$1,348.39 | +0.26% | US$13.73 |
| 2 Feb 2018 | US$1,332.57 | -1.17% | US$22.63 |
| 5 Feb 2018 | US$1,339.56 | +0.52% | US$12.60 |
| 6 Feb 2018 | US$1,324.40 | -1.13% | US$25.90 |
| 7 Feb 2018 | US$1,318.29 | -0.46% | US$20.92 |
| 8 Feb 2018 | US$1,318.34 | +0% | US$14.98 |
| 9 Feb 2018 | US$1,315.64 | -0.2% | US$11.51 |
| 12 Feb 2018 | US$1,322.86 | +0.55% | US$11.56 |
| 13 Feb 2018 | US$1,328.99 | +0.46% | US$9.43 |
| 14 Feb 2018 | US$1,350.14 | +1.59% | US$38.20 |
| 15 Feb 2018 | US$1,353.07 | +0.22% | US$8.54 |
| 16 Feb 2018 | US$1,347.43 | -0.42% | US$16.98 |
| 19 Feb 2018 | US$1,346.60 | -0.06% | US$5.56 |
| 20 Feb 2018 | US$1,329.33 | -1.28% | US$19.65 |
| 21 Feb 2018 | US$1,324.37 | -0.37% | US$14.08 |
| 22 Feb 2018 | US$1,331.85 | +0.56% | US$11.14 |
| 23 Feb 2018 | US$1,328.78 | -0.23% | US$6.35 |
| 26 Feb 2018 | US$1,332.93 | +0.31% | US$14.35 |
| 27 Feb 2018 | US$1,318.29 | -1.1% | US$23.29 |
| 28 Feb 2018 | US$1,318.08 | -0.02% | US$6.90 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 14 Feb 2018, covered US$38.20 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.90. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$38.20 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2018?
Down: the last close was US$1,318.08 on 28 Feb 2018, -2% (-US$26.86) against US$1,344.94 on 31 Jan 2018.
What were gold's high and low in February 2018?
High US$1,361.69 on 16 Feb 2018, low US$1,307.04 on 8 Feb 2018, a span of US$54.65.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2018?
14 Feb 2018: +1.59% (US$21.15) close to close.