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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2019 up 7.67% at US$1,520.55. It traded between US$1,400.44 on 1 Aug 2019 and US$1,555.21 on 26 Aug 2019, and its biggest day was +2.31% on 1 Aug 2019. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Aug 2019) | US$1,415.85 |
| Last close (30 Aug 2019) | US$1,520.55 |
| Close before the month (31 Jul 2019) | US$1,412.23 |
| Month change | +7.67% · US$108.32 |
| Month high (26 Aug 2019) | US$1,555.21 |
| Month low (1 Aug 2019) | US$1,400.44 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$154.77 · 10.96% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.732% |
| Median daily range | 1.304% · US$19.64 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Aug 2019 | +2.31% | US$32.66 |
| Worst day | 19 Aug 2019 | -1.08% | -US$16.31 |
| Widest high-low day | 13 Aug 2019 | 3.65% | US$55.18 |
August 2019 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 2nd, median daily range 8th, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2019
The median daily range in August 2019 was 1.304%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 1.38). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in August 2019
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 23 Aug 2019: +1.28% (US$19.49). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 23 Aug 2019, 30 Aug 2019.
Every trading day of August 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2019 | US$1,444.89 | +2.31% | US$45.51 |
| 2 Aug 2019 | US$1,440.32 | -0.32% | US$17.64 |
| 5 Aug 2019 | US$1,463.72 | +1.62% | US$33.05 |
| 6 Aug 2019 | US$1,474.27 | +0.72% | US$18.48 |
| 7 Aug 2019 | US$1,501.25 | +1.83% | US$38.15 |
| 8 Aug 2019 | US$1,500.88 | -0.02% | US$19.56 |
| 9 Aug 2019 | US$1,497.02 | -0.26% | US$13.35 |
| 12 Aug 2019 | US$1,511.72 | +0.98% | US$32.79 |
| 13 Aug 2019 | US$1,501.35 | -0.69% | US$55.18 |
| 14 Aug 2019 | US$1,516.18 | +0.99% | US$30.25 |
| 15 Aug 2019 | US$1,523.42 | +0.48% | US$19.16 |
| 16 Aug 2019 | US$1,512.10 | -0.74% | US$24.34 |
| 19 Aug 2019 | US$1,495.79 | -1.08% | US$19.72 |
| 20 Aug 2019 | US$1,507.36 | +0.77% | US$15.62 |
| 21 Aug 2019 | US$1,502.31 | -0.34% | US$11.60 |
| 22 Aug 2019 | US$1,498.16 | -0.28% | US$12.12 |
| 23 Aug 2019 | US$1,526.25 | +1.87% | US$36.73 |
| 26 Aug 2019 | US$1,527.38 | +0.07% | US$30.28 |
| 27 Aug 2019 | US$1,542.63 | +1% | US$19.02 |
| 28 Aug 2019 | US$1,541.01 | -0.11% | US$15.04 |
| 29 Aug 2019 | US$1,526.87 | -0.92% | US$30.78 |
| 30 Aug 2019 | US$1,520.55 | -0.41% | US$16.18 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 13 Aug 2019, covered US$55.18 from high to low; the median day covered US$19.64. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$55.18 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2019?
Up: the last close was US$1,520.55 on 30 Aug 2019, +7.67% (US$108.32) against US$1,412.23 on 31 Jul 2019.
What were gold's high and low in August 2019?
High US$1,555.21 on 26 Aug 2019, low US$1,400.44 on 1 Aug 2019, a span of US$154.77.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2019?
1 Aug 2019: +2.31% (US$32.66) close to close.