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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2020 up 6.93% at US$1,685.98. It traded between US$1,569.33 on 1 Apr 2020 and US$1,747.40 on 14 Apr 2020, and its biggest day was +2.63% on 6 Apr 2020. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Apr 2020) | US$1,571.41 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2020) | US$1,685.98 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2020) | US$1,576.78 |
| Month change | +6.93% · US$109.20 |
| Month high (14 Apr 2020) | US$1,747.40 |
| Month low (1 Apr 2020) | US$1,569.33 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$178.07 · 11.29% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.781% |
| Median daily range | 1.921% · US$31.78 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 6 Apr 2020 | +2.63% | US$42.49 |
| Worst day | 17 Apr 2020 | -2.11% | -US$36.24 |
| Widest high-low day | 6 Apr 2020 | 3.81% | US$61.53 |
April 2020 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 3rd, median daily range 4th, high-low span 3rd. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2020
The median daily range in April 2020 was 1.921%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 1.39). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2020
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 24 Apr 2020: -0.24% (-US$4.09). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of April 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2020 | US$1,591.26 | +0.92% | US$30.63 |
| 2 Apr 2020 | US$1,611.66 | +1.28% | US$37.52 |
| 3 Apr 2020 | US$1,615.70 | +0.25% | US$20.19 |
| 6 Apr 2020 | US$1,658.19 | +2.63% | US$61.53 |
| 7 Apr 2020 | US$1,647.94 | -0.62% | US$31.86 |
| 8 Apr 2020 | US$1,645.40 | -0.15% | US$15.29 |
| 9 Apr 2020 | US$1,683.56 | +2.32% | US$46.57 |
| 13 Apr 2020 | US$1,711.98 | +1.69% | US$48.29 |
| 14 Apr 2020 | US$1,726.54 | +0.85% | US$38.84 |
| 15 Apr 2020 | US$1,716.50 | -0.58% | US$23.59 |
| 16 Apr 2020 | US$1,718.38 | +0.11% | US$30.65 |
| 17 Apr 2020 | US$1,682.14 | -2.11% | US$38.42 |
| 20 Apr 2020 | US$1,695.28 | +0.78% | US$31.15 |
| 21 Apr 2020 | US$1,683.54 | -0.69% | US$37.83 |
| 22 Apr 2020 | US$1,714.87 | +1.86% | US$38.45 |
| 23 Apr 2020 | US$1,730.31 | +0.9% | US$31.78 |
| 24 Apr 2020 | US$1,726.41 | -0.23% | US$25.99 |
| 27 Apr 2020 | US$1,714.94 | -0.66% | US$21.72 |
| 28 Apr 2020 | US$1,707.65 | -0.43% | US$24.62 |
| 29 Apr 2020 | US$1,712.89 | +0.31% | US$19.91 |
| 30 Apr 2020 | US$1,685.98 | -1.57% | US$40.48 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 6 Apr 2020, covered US$61.53 from high to low; the median day covered US$31.78. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$61.53 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2020?
Up: the last close was US$1,685.98 on 30 Apr 2020, +6.93% (US$109.20) against US$1,576.78 on 31 Mar 2020.
What were gold's high and low in April 2020?
High US$1,747.40 on 14 Apr 2020, low US$1,569.33 on 1 Apr 2020, a span of US$178.07.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2020?
6 Apr 2020: +2.63% (US$42.49) close to close.