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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2020 down 0.26% at US$1,584.70. It traded between US$1,547.38 on 5 Feb 2020 and US$1,689.25 on 24 Feb 2020, and its biggest day was -3.62% on 28 Feb 2020. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (3 Feb 2020) | US$1,588.65 |
| Last close (28 Feb 2020) | US$1,584.70 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2020) | US$1,588.83 |
| Month change | -0.26% · -US$4.13 |
| Month high (24 Feb 2020) | US$1,689.25 |
| Month low (5 Feb 2020) | US$1,547.38 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$141.87 · 8.93% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.558% |
| Median daily range | 1.124% · US$17.83 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 21 Feb 2020 | +1.51% | US$24.47 |
| Worst day | 28 Feb 2020 | -3.62% | -US$59.53 |
| Widest high-low day | 28 Feb 2020 | 5.26% | US$86.53 |
February 2020 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 12th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2020
The median daily range in February 2020 was 1.124%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 0.81). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2020
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 21 Feb 2020: +0.95% (US$15.64). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 21 Feb 2020.
Every trading day of February 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2020 | US$1,576.30 | -0.79% | US$22.72 |
| 4 Feb 2020 | US$1,552.74 | -1.49% | US$30.64 |
| 5 Feb 2020 | US$1,556.41 | +0.24% | US$15.03 |
| 6 Feb 2020 | US$1,566.46 | +0.65% | US$15.77 |
| 7 Feb 2020 | US$1,570.00 | +0.23% | US$13.97 |
| 10 Feb 2020 | US$1,571.87 | +0.12% | US$9.05 |
| 11 Feb 2020 | US$1,567.63 | -0.27% | US$12.13 |
| 12 Feb 2020 | US$1,565.73 | -0.12% | US$8.51 |
| 13 Feb 2020 | US$1,575.98 | +0.65% | US$12.82 |
| 14 Feb 2020 | US$1,583.69 | +0.49% | US$11.99 |
| 17 Feb 2020 | US$1,580.86 | -0.18% | US$4.93 |
| 18 Feb 2020 | US$1,601.35 | +1.3% | US$21.82 |
| 19 Feb 2020 | US$1,611.34 | +0.62% | US$13.38 |
| 20 Feb 2020 | US$1,619.26 | +0.49% | US$19.89 |
| 21 Feb 2020 | US$1,643.73 | +1.51% | US$30.31 |
| 24 Feb 2020 | US$1,658.50 | +0.9% | US$38.42 |
| 25 Feb 2020 | US$1,635.26 | -1.4% | US$33.79 |
| 26 Feb 2020 | US$1,640.50 | +0.32% | US$30.22 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | US$1,644.23 | +0.23% | US$25.18 |
| 28 Feb 2020 | US$1,584.70 | -3.62% | US$86.53 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 28 Feb 2020, covered US$86.53 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.83. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$86.53 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2020?
Down: the last close was US$1,584.70 on 28 Feb 2020, -0.26% (-US$4.13) against US$1,588.83 on 31 Jan 2020.
What were gold's high and low in February 2020?
High US$1,689.25 on 24 Feb 2020, low US$1,547.38 on 5 Feb 2020, a span of US$141.87.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2020?
28 Feb 2020: -3.62% (-US$59.53) close to close.