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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2020 up 2.9% at US$1,780.54. It traded between US$1,670.55 on 5 Jun 2020 and US$1,785.94 on 30 Jun 2020, and its biggest day was -1.69% on 3 Jun 2020. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jun 2020) | US$1,735.40 |
| Last close (30 Jun 2020) | US$1,780.54 |
| Close before the month (29 May 2020) | US$1,730.41 |
| Month change | +2.9% · US$50.13 |
| Month high (30 Jun 2020) | US$1,785.94 |
| Month low (5 Jun 2020) | US$1,670.55 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$115.39 · 6.67% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.529% |
| Median daily range | 1.35% · US$23.41 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 10 Jun 2020 | +1.38% | US$23.67 |
| Worst day | 3 Jun 2020 | -1.69% | -US$29.19 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 Jun 2020 | 2.66% | US$45.49 |
June 2020 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 6th, median daily range 7th, high-low span 10th. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2020
The median daily range in June 2020 was 1.35%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 0.98). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in June 2020
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 19 Jun 2020: +0.31% (US$5.42). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of June 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2020 | US$1,739.48 | +0.52% | US$17.67 |
| 2 Jun 2020 | US$1,727.45 | -0.69% | US$23.79 |
| 3 Jun 2020 | US$1,698.26 | -1.69% | US$42.54 |
| 4 Jun 2020 | US$1,712.80 | +0.86% | US$24.74 |
| 5 Jun 2020 | US$1,684.30 | -1.66% | US$45.49 |
| 8 Jun 2020 | US$1,698.39 | +0.84% | US$23.45 |
| 9 Jun 2020 | US$1,714.16 | +0.93% | US$28.72 |
| 10 Jun 2020 | US$1,737.83 | +1.38% | US$31.55 |
| 11 Jun 2020 | US$1,728.56 | -0.53% | US$23.36 |
| 12 Jun 2020 | US$1,730.57 | +0.12% | US$20.89 |
| 15 Jun 2020 | US$1,725.24 | -0.31% | US$30.02 |
| 16 Jun 2020 | US$1,726.41 | +0.07% | US$16.43 |
| 17 Jun 2020 | US$1,726.19 | -0.01% | US$17.63 |
| 18 Jun 2020 | US$1,722.48 | -0.21% | US$20.29 |
| 19 Jun 2020 | US$1,742.26 | +1.15% | US$24.11 |
| 22 Jun 2020 | US$1,754.55 | +0.71% | US$20.46 |
| 23 Jun 2020 | US$1,766.95 | +0.71% | US$23.78 |
| 24 Jun 2020 | US$1,761.28 | -0.32% | US$18.75 |
| 25 Jun 2020 | US$1,763.63 | +0.13% | US$13.61 |
| 26 Jun 2020 | US$1,769.57 | +0.34% | US$24.60 |
| 29 Jun 2020 | US$1,772.60 | +0.17% | US$9.82 |
| 30 Jun 2020 | US$1,780.54 | +0.45% | US$21.25 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 Jun 2020, covered US$45.49 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.41. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$45.49 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2020?
Up: the last close was US$1,780.54 on 30 Jun 2020, +2.9% (US$50.13) against US$1,730.41 on 29 May 2020.
What were gold's high and low in June 2020?
High US$1,785.94 on 30 Jun 2020, low US$1,670.55 on 5 Jun 2020, a span of US$115.39.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2020?
3 Jun 2020: -1.69% (-US$29.19) close to close.