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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2018 down 1.89% at US$1,200.78. It traded between US$1,160.07 on 16 Aug 2018 and US$1,224.76 on 1 Aug 2018, and its biggest day was +1.74% on 24 Aug 2018. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Aug 2018) | US$1,224.13 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2018) | US$1,200.78 |
| Close before the month (31 Jul 2018) | US$1,223.94 |
| Month change | -1.89% · -US$23.16 |
| Month high (1 Aug 2018) | US$1,224.76 |
| Month low (16 Aug 2018) | US$1,160.07 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$64.69 · 5.29% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.484% |
| Median daily range | 0.937% · US$11.37 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 24 Aug 2018 | +1.74% | US$20.61 |
| Worst day | 15 Aug 2018 | -1.61% | -US$19.28 |
| Widest high-low day | 24 Aug 2018 | 2.14% | US$25.31 |
August 2018 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 17th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2018
The median daily range in August 2018 was 0.937%, which is wider than the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 1.07). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in August 2018
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 24 Aug 2018: +0.11% (US$1.32). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of August 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2018 | US$1,216.05 | -0.64% | US$9.07 |
| 2 Aug 2018 | US$1,207.72 | -0.69% | US$14.08 |
| 3 Aug 2018 | US$1,213.14 | +0.45% | US$15.58 |
| 6 Aug 2018 | US$1,207.10 | -0.5% | US$11.37 |
| 7 Aug 2018 | US$1,210.58 | +0.29% | US$8.45 |
| 8 Aug 2018 | US$1,213.38 | +0.23% | US$9.47 |
| 9 Aug 2018 | US$1,212.16 | -0.1% | US$6.59 |
| 10 Aug 2018 | US$1,211.38 | -0.06% | US$11.39 |
| 13 Aug 2018 | US$1,193.64 | -1.46% | US$22.20 |
| 14 Aug 2018 | US$1,193.93 | +0.02% | US$6.68 |
| 15 Aug 2018 | US$1,174.65 | -1.61% | US$21.59 |
| 16 Aug 2018 | US$1,173.93 | -0.06% | US$21.95 |
| 17 Aug 2018 | US$1,184.17 | +0.87% | US$13.21 |
| 20 Aug 2018 | US$1,190.36 | +0.52% | US$8.19 |
| 21 Aug 2018 | US$1,196.12 | +0.48% | US$9.26 |
| 22 Aug 2018 | US$1,195.42 | -0.06% | US$8.98 |
| 23 Aug 2018 | US$1,185.27 | -0.85% | US$12.74 |
| 24 Aug 2018 | US$1,205.88 | +1.74% | US$25.31 |
| 27 Aug 2018 | US$1,211.07 | +0.43% | US$9.22 |
| 28 Aug 2018 | US$1,200.96 | -0.83% | US$14.68 |
| 29 Aug 2018 | US$1,206.53 | +0.46% | US$5.97 |
| 30 Aug 2018 | US$1,199.61 | -0.57% | US$11.64 |
| 31 Aug 2018 | US$1,200.78 | +0.1% | US$10.56 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 24 Aug 2018, covered US$25.31 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.37. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$25.31 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2018?
Down: the last close was US$1,200.78 on 31 Aug 2018, -1.89% (-US$23.16) against US$1,223.94 on 31 Jul 2018.
What were gold's high and low in August 2018?
High US$1,224.76 on 1 Aug 2018, low US$1,160.07 on 16 Aug 2018, a span of US$64.69.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2018?
24 Aug 2018: +1.74% (US$20.61) close to close.