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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2018 up 0.53% at US$1,325.04. It traded between US$1,302.76 on 1 Mar 2018 and US$1,356.84 on 27 Mar 2018, and its biggest day was +1.58% on 21 Mar 2018. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Mar 2018) | US$1,319.02 |
| Last close (29 Mar 2018) | US$1,325.04 |
| Close before the month (28 Feb 2018) | US$1,318.08 |
| Month change | +0.53% · US$6.96 |
| Month high (27 Mar 2018) | US$1,356.84 |
| Month low (1 Mar 2018) | US$1,302.76 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$54.08 · 4.1% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.273% |
| Median daily range | 0.921% · US$12.31 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 21 Mar 2018 | +1.58% | US$20.74 |
| Worst day | 28 Mar 2018 | -1.47% | -US$19.76 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Mar 2018 | 2.04% | US$26.81 |
March 2018 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 18th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2018
The median daily range in March 2018 was 0.921%, which is wider than the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 1.05). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in March 2018
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 2 Mar 2018: +0.12% (US$1.59). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of March 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2018 | US$1,317.16 | -0.07% | US$18.31 |
| 2 Mar 2018 | US$1,322.12 | +0.38% | US$10.22 |
| 5 Mar 2018 | US$1,319.88 | -0.17% | US$10.20 |
| 6 Mar 2018 | US$1,334.30 | +1.09% | US$18.25 |
| 7 Mar 2018 | US$1,325.35 | -0.67% | US$18.17 |
| 8 Mar 2018 | US$1,322.14 | -0.24% | US$10.13 |
| 9 Mar 2018 | US$1,323.36 | +0.09% | US$12.31 |
| 12 Mar 2018 | US$1,322.70 | -0.05% | US$9.09 |
| 13 Mar 2018 | US$1,326.31 | +0.27% | US$14.55 |
| 14 Mar 2018 | US$1,324.74 | -0.12% | US$8.55 |
| 15 Mar 2018 | US$1,316.44 | -0.63% | US$12.95 |
| 16 Mar 2018 | US$1,313.47 | -0.23% | US$12.12 |
| 19 Mar 2018 | US$1,317.02 | +0.27% | US$11.82 |
| 20 Mar 2018 | US$1,311.06 | -0.45% | US$11.07 |
| 21 Mar 2018 | US$1,331.80 | +1.58% | US$26.81 |
| 22 Mar 2018 | US$1,328.61 | -0.24% | US$10.09 |
| 23 Mar 2018 | US$1,347.51 | +1.42% | US$19.59 |
| 26 Mar 2018 | US$1,353.44 | +0.44% | US$12.41 |
| 27 Mar 2018 | US$1,344.59 | -0.65% | US$17.00 |
| 28 Mar 2018 | US$1,324.83 | -1.47% | US$23.55 |
| 29 Mar 2018 | US$1,325.04 | +0.02% | US$7.09 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Mar 2018, covered US$26.81 from high to low; the median day covered US$12.31. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$26.81 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2018?
Up: the last close was US$1,325.04 on 29 Mar 2018, +0.53% (US$6.96) against US$1,318.08 on 28 Feb 2018.
What were gold's high and low in March 2018?
High US$1,356.84 on 27 Mar 2018, low US$1,302.76 on 1 Mar 2018, a span of US$54.08.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2018?
21 Mar 2018: +1.58% (US$20.74) close to close.