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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2019 down 0.6% at US$1,313.08. It traded between US$1,302.34 on 14 Feb 2019 and US$1,346.66 on 20 Feb 2019, and its biggest day was +1.14% on 19 Feb 2019. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Feb 2019) | US$1,320.95 |
| Last close (28 Feb 2019) | US$1,313.08 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2019) | US$1,321.05 |
| Month change | -0.6% · -US$7.97 |
| Month high (20 Feb 2019) | US$1,346.66 |
| Month low (14 Feb 2019) | US$1,302.34 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$44.32 · 3.35% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.361% |
| Median daily range | 0.815% · US$10.71 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 19 Feb 2019 | +1.14% | US$15.10 |
| Worst day | 21 Feb 2019 | -1.11% | -US$14.90 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Feb 2019 | 1.54% | US$20.55 |
February 2019 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 19th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2019
The median daily range in February 2019 was 0.815%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 0.86). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2019
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 15 Feb 2019: -0.3% (-US$3.90). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of February 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2019 | US$1,317.71 | -0.25% | US$7.38 |
| 4 Feb 2019 | US$1,311.96 | -0.44% | US$9.36 |
| 5 Feb 2019 | US$1,314.87 | +0.22% | US$6.11 |
| 6 Feb 2019 | US$1,306.33 | -0.65% | US$10.21 |
| 7 Feb 2019 | US$1,309.95 | +0.28% | US$9.17 |
| 8 Feb 2019 | US$1,313.95 | +0.31% | US$7.88 |
| 11 Feb 2019 | US$1,308.10 | -0.45% | US$11.21 |
| 12 Feb 2019 | US$1,310.57 | +0.19% | US$8.23 |
| 13 Feb 2019 | US$1,305.88 | -0.36% | US$13.17 |
| 14 Feb 2019 | US$1,312.21 | +0.48% | US$11.97 |
| 15 Feb 2019 | US$1,321.26 | +0.69% | US$11.28 |
| 18 Feb 2019 | US$1,326.06 | +0.36% | US$11.80 |
| 19 Feb 2019 | US$1,341.16 | +1.14% | US$19.00 |
| 20 Feb 2019 | US$1,338.20 | -0.22% | US$9.83 |
| 21 Feb 2019 | US$1,323.30 | -1.11% | US$20.55 |
| 22 Feb 2019 | US$1,327.56 | +0.32% | US$11.55 |
| 25 Feb 2019 | US$1,327.24 | -0.02% | US$7.44 |
| 26 Feb 2019 | US$1,328.69 | +0.11% | US$6.72 |
| 27 Feb 2019 | US$1,319.62 | -0.68% | US$13.24 |
| 28 Feb 2019 | US$1,313.08 | -0.5% | US$14.67 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Feb 2019, covered US$20.55 from high to low; the median day covered US$10.71. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$20.55 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2019?
Down: the last close was US$1,313.08 on 28 Feb 2019, -0.6% (-US$7.97) against US$1,321.05 on 31 Jan 2019.
What were gold's high and low in February 2019?
High US$1,346.66 on 20 Feb 2019, low US$1,302.34 on 14 Feb 2019, a span of US$44.32.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2019?
19 Feb 2019: +1.14% (US$15.10) close to close.