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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2018 down 3.5% at US$1,252.74. It traded between US$1,245.84 on 28 Jun 2018 and US$1,309.28 on 14 Jun 2018, and its biggest day was -1.69% on 15 Jun 2018. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Jun 2018) | US$1,298.89 |
| Last close (29 Jun 2018) | US$1,252.74 |
| Close before the month (31 May 2018) | US$1,298.24 |
| Month change | -3.5% · -US$45.50 |
| Month high (14 Jun 2018) | US$1,309.28 |
| Month low (28 Jun 2018) | US$1,245.84 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$63.44 · 4.89% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.293% |
| Median daily range | 0.692% · US$8.77 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 1 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 13 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 29 Jun 2018 | +0.37% | US$4.60 |
| Worst day | 15 Jun 2018 | -1.69% | -US$22.06 |
| Widest high-low day | 15 Jun 2018 | 2.13% | US$27.74 |
June 2018 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 20th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2018
The median daily range in June 2018 was 0.692%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 0.79). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in June 2018
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 22 Jun 2018: +0.17% (US$2.16). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of June 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2018 | US$1,293.27 | -0.38% | US$11.20 |
| 4 Jun 2018 | US$1,291.81 | -0.11% | US$7.93 |
| 5 Jun 2018 | US$1,296.49 | +0.36% | US$10.81 |
| 6 Jun 2018 | US$1,295.95 | -0.04% | US$8.03 |
| 7 Jun 2018 | US$1,296.71 | +0.06% | US$8.27 |
| 8 Jun 2018 | US$1,298.60 | +0.15% | US$8.46 |
| 11 Jun 2018 | US$1,300.35 | +0.13% | US$8.18 |
| 12 Jun 2018 | US$1,295.52 | -0.37% | US$7.47 |
| 13 Jun 2018 | US$1,299.46 | +0.3% | US$9.38 |
| 14 Jun 2018 | US$1,302.25 | +0.21% | US$11.80 |
| 15 Jun 2018 | US$1,280.19 | -1.69% | US$27.74 |
| 18 Jun 2018 | US$1,278.20 | -0.16% | US$5.40 |
| 19 Jun 2018 | US$1,274.46 | -0.29% | US$13.68 |
| 20 Jun 2018 | US$1,267.56 | -0.54% | US$8.82 |
| 21 Jun 2018 | US$1,267.24 | -0.03% | US$8.77 |
| 22 Jun 2018 | US$1,269.21 | +0.16% | US$4.45 |
| 25 Jun 2018 | US$1,265.32 | -0.31% | US$8.16 |
| 26 Jun 2018 | US$1,258.45 | -0.54% | US$12.90 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | US$1,251.79 | -0.53% | US$9.46 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | US$1,248.14 | -0.29% | US$8.40 |
| 29 Jun 2018 | US$1,252.74 | +0.37% | US$9.58 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 15 Jun 2018, covered US$27.74 from high to low; the median day covered US$8.77. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$27.74 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2018?
Down: the last close was US$1,252.74 on 29 Jun 2018, -3.5% (-US$45.50) against US$1,298.24 on 31 May 2018.
What were gold's high and low in June 2018?
High US$1,309.28 on 14 Jun 2018, low US$1,245.84 on 28 Jun 2018, a span of US$63.44.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2018?
15 Jun 2018: -1.69% (-US$22.06) close to close.