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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2019 down 0.69% at US$1,283.29. It traded between US$1,266.21 on 23 Apr 2019 and US$1,310.53 on 10 Apr 2019, and its biggest day was -1.2% on 11 Apr 2019. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Apr 2019) | US$1,292.15 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2019) | US$1,283.29 |
| Close before the month (29 Mar 2019) | US$1,292.16 |
| Month change | -0.69% · -US$8.87 |
| Month high (10 Apr 2019) | US$1,310.53 |
| Month low (23 Apr 2019) | US$1,266.21 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$44.32 · 3.43% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.267% |
| Median daily range | 0.733% · US$9.46 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 1 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 26 Apr 2019 | +0.69% | US$8.77 |
| Worst day | 11 Apr 2019 | -1.2% | -US$15.68 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Apr 2019 | 1.5% | US$19.60 |
April 2019 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 15th, median daily range 20th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2019
The median daily range in April 2019 was 0.733%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 0.78). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2019
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 12 Apr 2019: +0.06% (US$0.76). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of April 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2019 | US$1,287.30 | -0.38% | US$10.60 |
| 2 Apr 2019 | US$1,292.34 | +0.39% | US$7.17 |
| 3 Apr 2019 | US$1,289.66 | -0.21% | US$6.18 |
| 4 Apr 2019 | US$1,292.38 | +0.21% | US$13.47 |
| 5 Apr 2019 | US$1,291.49 | -0.07% | US$9.18 |
| 8 Apr 2019 | US$1,297.49 | +0.46% | US$12.27 |
| 9 Apr 2019 | US$1,303.90 | +0.49% | US$9.60 |
| 10 Apr 2019 | US$1,307.94 | +0.31% | US$9.63 |
| 11 Apr 2019 | US$1,292.26 | -1.2% | US$19.60 |
| 12 Apr 2019 | US$1,290.46 | -0.14% | US$5.75 |
| 15 Apr 2019 | US$1,287.57 | -0.22% | US$9.46 |
| 16 Apr 2019 | US$1,276.69 | -0.85% | US$15.83 |
| 17 Apr 2019 | US$1,273.76 | -0.23% | US$6.78 |
| 18 Apr 2019 | US$1,275.47 | +0.13% | US$6.56 |
| 22 Apr 2019 | US$1,274.70 | -0.06% | US$6.03 |
| 23 Apr 2019 | US$1,272.10 | -0.2% | US$10.23 |
| 24 Apr 2019 | US$1,275.50 | +0.27% | US$9.77 |
| 25 Apr 2019 | US$1,277.18 | +0.13% | US$9.22 |
| 26 Apr 2019 | US$1,285.95 | +0.69% | US$14.52 |
| 29 Apr 2019 | US$1,279.49 | -0.5% | US$8.64 |
| 30 Apr 2019 | US$1,283.29 | +0.3% | US$6.29 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Apr 2019, covered US$19.60 from high to low; the median day covered US$9.46. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$19.60 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2019?
Down: the last close was US$1,283.29 on 30 Apr 2019, -0.69% (-US$8.87) against US$1,292.16 on 29 Mar 2019.
What were gold's high and low in April 2019?
High US$1,310.53 on 10 Apr 2019, low US$1,266.21 on 23 Apr 2019, a span of US$44.32.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2019?
11 Apr 2019: -1.2% (-US$15.68) close to close.