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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2018 down 0.76% at US$1,314.98. It traded between US$1,310.18 on 30 Apr 2018 and US$1,365.20 on 11 Apr 2018, and its biggest day was -1.35% on 12 Apr 2018. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Apr 2018) | US$1,325.80 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2018) | US$1,314.98 |
| Close before the month (29 Mar 2018) | US$1,325.04 |
| Month change | -0.76% · -US$10.06 |
| Month high (11 Apr 2018) | US$1,365.20 |
| Month low (30 Apr 2018) | US$1,310.18 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$55.02 · 4.15% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.476% |
| Median daily range | 0.997% · US$13.32 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 2 Apr 2018 | +1.21% | US$16.00 |
| Worst day | 12 Apr 2018 | -1.35% | -US$18.21 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Apr 2018 | 1.92% | US$25.71 |
April 2018 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 17th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2018
The median daily range in April 2018 was 0.997%, which is wider than the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 1.13). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2018
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 13 Apr 2018: -0.18% (-US$2.38). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of April 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2018 | US$1,341.04 | +1.21% | US$20.03 |
| 3 Apr 2018 | US$1,332.54 | -0.63% | US$13.57 |
| 4 Apr 2018 | US$1,333.24 | +0.05% | US$16.73 |
| 5 Apr 2018 | US$1,326.37 | -0.52% | US$12.13 |
| 6 Apr 2018 | US$1,332.69 | +0.48% | US$15.92 |
| 9 Apr 2018 | US$1,336.06 | +0.25% | US$11.10 |
| 10 Apr 2018 | US$1,339.08 | +0.23% | US$11.47 |
| 11 Apr 2018 | US$1,353.08 | +1.05% | US$25.71 |
| 12 Apr 2018 | US$1,334.87 | -1.35% | US$19.44 |
| 13 Apr 2018 | US$1,345.07 | +0.76% | US$14.05 |
| 16 Apr 2018 | US$1,345.59 | +0.04% | US$10.37 |
| 17 Apr 2018 | US$1,347.17 | +0.12% | US$11.71 |
| 18 Apr 2018 | US$1,349.21 | +0.15% | US$13.40 |
| 19 Apr 2018 | US$1,345.70 | -0.26% | US$13.72 |
| 20 Apr 2018 | US$1,335.44 | -0.76% | US$11.21 |
| 23 Apr 2018 | US$1,324.76 | -0.8% | US$13.32 |
| 24 Apr 2018 | US$1,330.77 | +0.45% | US$10.53 |
| 25 Apr 2018 | US$1,322.88 | -0.59% | US$13.27 |
| 26 Apr 2018 | US$1,317.01 | -0.44% | US$11.31 |
| 27 Apr 2018 | US$1,322.91 | +0.45% | US$9.82 |
| 30 Apr 2018 | US$1,314.98 | -0.6% | US$14.70 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Apr 2018, covered US$25.71 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.32. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$25.71 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2018?
Down: the last close was US$1,314.98 on 30 Apr 2018, -0.76% (-US$10.06) against US$1,325.04 on 29 Mar 2018.
What were gold's high and low in April 2018?
High US$1,365.20 on 11 Apr 2018, low US$1,310.18 on 30 Apr 2018, a span of US$55.02.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2018?
12 Apr 2018: -1.35% (-US$18.21) close to close.