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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2020 up 4.5% at US$1,588.83. It traded between US$1,518.38 on 2 Jan 2020 and US$1,611.35 on 8 Jan 2020, and its biggest day was +1.48% on 3 Jan 2020. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Jan 2020) | US$1,520.26 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2020) | US$1,588.83 |
| Close before the month (31 Dec 2019) | US$1,520.46 |
| Month change | +4.5% · US$68.37 |
| Month high (8 Jan 2020) | US$1,611.35 |
| Month low (2 Jan 2020) | US$1,518.38 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$92.97 · 6.11% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.532% |
| Median daily range | 0.982% · US$15.36 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 3 Jan 2020 | +1.48% | US$22.67 |
| Worst day | 8 Jan 2020 | -1.07% | -US$16.88 |
| Widest high-low day | 8 Jan 2020 | 3.76% | US$59.13 |
January 2020 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 9th, median daily range 16th, high-low span 13th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2020
The median daily range in January 2020 was 0.982%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 0.71). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in January 2020
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 3 Jan 2020: +1.58% (US$24.45). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 3 Jan 2020, 24 Jan 2020.
Every trading day of January 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2020 | US$1,528.77 | +0.55% | US$12.94 |
| 3 Jan 2020 | US$1,551.44 | +1.48% | US$25.57 |
| 6 Jan 2020 | US$1,565.63 | +0.91% | US$21.39 |
| 7 Jan 2020 | US$1,573.24 | +0.49% | US$22.09 |
| 8 Jan 2020 | US$1,556.36 | -1.07% | US$59.13 |
| 9 Jan 2020 | US$1,552.08 | -0.28% | US$21.09 |
| 10 Jan 2020 | US$1,561.76 | +0.62% | US$17.40 |
| 13 Jan 2020 | US$1,548.34 | -0.86% | US$14.09 |
| 14 Jan 2020 | US$1,546.25 | -0.13% | US$12.89 |
| 15 Jan 2020 | US$1,556.22 | +0.64% | US$11.90 |
| 16 Jan 2020 | US$1,552.46 | -0.24% | US$10.08 |
| 17 Jan 2020 | US$1,556.83 | +0.28% | US$11.88 |
| 20 Jan 2020 | US$1,560.50 | +0.24% | US$6.41 |
| 21 Jan 2020 | US$1,557.91 | -0.17% | US$22.29 |
| 22 Jan 2020 | US$1,558.60 | +0.04% | US$9.07 |
| 23 Jan 2020 | US$1,562.80 | +0.27% | US$16.06 |
| 24 Jan 2020 | US$1,570.90 | +0.52% | US$19.46 |
| 27 Jan 2020 | US$1,581.88 | +0.7% | US$12.41 |
| 28 Jan 2020 | US$1,567.78 | -0.89% | US$17.59 |
| 29 Jan 2020 | US$1,577.11 | +0.6% | US$14.65 |
| 30 Jan 2020 | US$1,573.85 | -0.21% | US$13.77 |
| 31 Jan 2020 | US$1,588.83 | +0.95% | US$19.61 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 8 Jan 2020, covered US$59.13 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.36. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$59.13 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2020?
Up: the last close was US$1,588.83 on 31 Jan 2020, +4.5% (US$68.37) against US$1,520.46 on 31 Dec 2019.
What were gold's high and low in January 2020?
High US$1,611.35 on 8 Jan 2020, low US$1,518.38 on 2 Jan 2020, a span of US$92.97.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2020?
3 Jan 2020: +1.48% (US$22.67) close to close.