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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2019 up 0.16% at US$1,412.23. It traded between US$1,381.66 on 1 Jul 2019 and US$1,452.92 on 19 Jul 2019, and its biggest day was +2.48% on 2 Jul 2019. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Jul 2019) | US$1,391.67 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2019) | US$1,412.23 |
| Close before the month (28 Jun 2019) | US$1,409.91 |
| Month change | +0.16% · US$2.32 |
| Month high (19 Jul 2019) | US$1,452.92 |
| Month low (1 Jul 2019) | US$1,381.66 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$71.26 · 5.05% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.586% |
| Median daily range | 1.139% · US$16.08 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 8 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 2 Jul 2019 | +2.48% | US$34.25 |
| Worst day | 1 Jul 2019 | -1.86% | -US$26.16 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 Jul 2019 | 2.65% | US$37.52 |
July 2019 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 13th, high-low span 13th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2019
The median daily range in July 2019 was 1.139%, which is wider than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 1.21). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in July 2019
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 26 Jul 2019: +0.17% (US$2.44). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of July 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2019 | US$1,383.75 | -1.86% | US$16.06 |
| 2 Jul 2019 | US$1,418.00 | +2.48% | US$37.23 |
| 3 Jul 2019 | US$1,418.41 | +0.03% | US$25.77 |
| 4 Jul 2019 | US$1,415.29 | -0.22% | US$11.48 |
| 5 Jul 2019 | US$1,398.09 | -1.22% | US$37.52 |
| 8 Jul 2019 | US$1,395.28 | -0.2% | US$15.85 |
| 9 Jul 2019 | US$1,397.51 | +0.16% | US$14.24 |
| 10 Jul 2019 | US$1,417.87 | +1.46% | US$28.74 |
| 11 Jul 2019 | US$1,403.73 | -1% | US$26.34 |
| 12 Jul 2019 | US$1,414.83 | +0.79% | US$13.76 |
| 15 Jul 2019 | US$1,413.70 | -0.08% | US$12.10 |
| 16 Jul 2019 | US$1,405.82 | -0.56% | US$17.54 |
| 17 Jul 2019 | US$1,426.21 | +1.45% | US$26.74 |
| 18 Jul 2019 | US$1,445.65 | +1.36% | US$33.51 |
| 19 Jul 2019 | US$1,424.96 | -1.43% | US$32.79 |
| 22 Jul 2019 | US$1,424.67 | -0.02% | US$7.80 |
| 23 Jul 2019 | US$1,417.60 | -0.5% | US$16.08 |
| 24 Jul 2019 | US$1,425.11 | +0.53% | US$13.24 |
| 25 Jul 2019 | US$1,414.11 | -0.77% | US$22.73 |
| 26 Jul 2019 | US$1,418.31 | +0.3% | US$11.39 |
| 29 Jul 2019 | US$1,426.62 | +0.59% | US$13.31 |
| 30 Jul 2019 | US$1,430.61 | +0.28% | US$10.94 |
| 31 Jul 2019 | US$1,412.23 | -1.28% | US$24.30 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 Jul 2019, covered US$37.52 from high to low; the median day covered US$16.08. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$37.52 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2019?
Up: the last close was US$1,412.23 on 31 Jul 2019, +0.16% (US$2.32) against US$1,409.91 on 28 Jun 2019.
What were gold's high and low in July 2019?
High US$1,452.92 on 19 Jul 2019, low US$1,381.66 on 1 Jul 2019, a span of US$71.26.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2019?
2 Jul 2019: +2.48% (US$34.25) close to close.