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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2019 down 1.59% at US$1,292.16. It traded between US$1,280.77 on 7 Mar 2019 and US$1,324.49 on 25 Mar 2019, and its biggest day was -1.51% on 28 Mar 2019. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Mar 2019) | US$1,314.15 |
| Last close (29 Mar 2019) | US$1,292.16 |
| Close before the month (28 Feb 2019) | US$1,313.08 |
| Month change | -1.59% · -US$20.92 |
| Month high (25 Mar 2019) | US$1,324.49 |
| Month low (7 Mar 2019) | US$1,280.77 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$43.72 · 3.33% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.451% |
| Median daily range | 0.855% · US$11.25 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 8 Mar 2019 | +1% | US$12.90 |
| Worst day | 28 Mar 2019 | -1.51% | -US$19.76 |
| Widest high-low day | 1 Mar 2019 | 1.91% | US$25.05 |
March 2019 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 14th, median daily range 20th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2019
The median daily range in March 2019 was 0.855%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 0.91). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in March 2019
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 1 Mar 2019: +0.13% (US$1.64). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of March 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2019 | US$1,293.42 | -1.5% | US$25.05 |
| 4 Mar 2019 | US$1,286.46 | -0.54% | US$14.16 |
| 5 Mar 2019 | US$1,287.38 | +0.07% | US$8.42 |
| 6 Mar 2019 | US$1,286.15 | -0.1% | US$7.37 |
| 7 Mar 2019 | US$1,285.33 | -0.06% | US$8.22 |
| 8 Mar 2019 | US$1,298.23 | +1% | US$16.28 |
| 11 Mar 2019 | US$1,293.27 | -0.38% | US$8.62 |
| 12 Mar 2019 | US$1,301.15 | +0.61% | US$10.23 |
| 13 Mar 2019 | US$1,309.10 | +0.61% | US$10.32 |
| 14 Mar 2019 | US$1,296.08 | -0.99% | US$17.58 |
| 15 Mar 2019 | US$1,301.92 | +0.45% | US$12.43 |
| 18 Mar 2019 | US$1,303.41 | +0.11% | US$8.54 |
| 19 Mar 2019 | US$1,306.41 | +0.23% | US$8.60 |
| 20 Mar 2019 | US$1,312.34 | +0.45% | US$18.41 |
| 21 Mar 2019 | US$1,309.28 | -0.23% | US$17.19 |
| 22 Mar 2019 | US$1,313.07 | +0.29% | US$8.13 |
| 25 Mar 2019 | US$1,322.01 | +0.68% | US$13.58 |
| 26 Mar 2019 | US$1,315.10 | -0.52% | US$10.58 |
| 27 Mar 2019 | US$1,309.63 | -0.42% | US$11.25 |
| 28 Mar 2019 | US$1,289.87 | -1.51% | US$23.76 |
| 29 Mar 2019 | US$1,292.16 | +0.18% | US$13.05 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 1 Mar 2019, covered US$25.05 from high to low; the median day covered US$11.25. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$25.05 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2019?
Down: the last close was US$1,292.16 on 29 Mar 2019, -1.59% (-US$20.92) against US$1,313.08 on 28 Feb 2019.
What were gold's high and low in March 2019?
High US$1,324.49 on 25 Mar 2019, low US$1,280.77 on 7 Mar 2019, a span of US$43.72.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2019?
28 Mar 2019: -1.51% (-US$19.76) close to close.