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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2020 up 10.92% at US$1,975.02. It traded between US$1,757.43 on 2 Jul 2020 and US$1,983.97 on 31 Jul 2020, and its biggest day was +2.07% on 27 Jul 2020. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Jul 2020) | US$1,781.61 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2020) | US$1,975.02 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2020) | US$1,780.54 |
| Month change | +10.92% · US$194.48 |
| Month high (31 Jul 2020) | US$1,983.97 |
| Month low (2 Jul 2020) | US$1,757.43 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$226.54 · 12.72% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.656% |
| Median daily range | 1.337% · US$23.87 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 17 / 6 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 27 Jul 2020 | +2.07% | US$39.33 |
| Worst day | 16 Jul 2020 | -0.73% | -US$13.13 |
| Widest high-low day | 28 Jul 2020 | 3.84% | US$74.53 |
July 2020 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 7th, high-low span 1st. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2020
The median daily range in July 2020 was 1.337%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 0.97). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in July 2020
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 31 Jul 2020: +0.43% (US$8.51). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of July 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2020 | US$1,769.84 | -0.6% | US$29.86 |
| 2 Jul 2020 | US$1,774.97 | +0.29% | US$21.96 |
| 3 Jul 2020 | US$1,774.90 | -0% | US$4.44 |
| 6 Jul 2020 | US$1,784.25 | +0.53% | US$17.14 |
| 7 Jul 2020 | US$1,794.60 | +0.58% | US$23.87 |
| 8 Jul 2020 | US$1,808.45 | +0.77% | US$26.40 |
| 9 Jul 2020 | US$1,802.32 | -0.34% | US$20.49 |
| 10 Jul 2020 | US$1,798.57 | -0.21% | US$16.45 |
| 13 Jul 2020 | US$1,802.27 | +0.21% | US$15.58 |
| 14 Jul 2020 | US$1,808.99 | +0.37% | US$20.21 |
| 15 Jul 2020 | US$1,809.97 | +0.05% | US$12.59 |
| 16 Jul 2020 | US$1,796.84 | -0.73% | US$18.39 |
| 17 Jul 2020 | US$1,809.68 | +0.71% | US$16.20 |
| 20 Jul 2020 | US$1,817.21 | +0.42% | US$14.91 |
| 21 Jul 2020 | US$1,841.48 | +1.34% | US$27.88 |
| 22 Jul 2020 | US$1,871.22 | +1.62% | US$31.28 |
| 23 Jul 2020 | US$1,885.97 | +0.79% | US$34.72 |
| 24 Jul 2020 | US$1,901.63 | +0.83% | US$25.21 |
| 27 Jul 2020 | US$1,940.96 | +2.07% | US$43.08 |
| 28 Jul 2020 | US$1,957.98 | +0.88% | US$74.53 |
| 29 Jul 2020 | US$1,970.82 | +0.66% | US$39.42 |
| 30 Jul 2020 | US$1,957.54 | -0.67% | US$31.88 |
| 31 Jul 2020 | US$1,975.02 | +0.89% | US$28.64 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 28 Jul 2020, covered US$74.53 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.87. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$74.53 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2020?
Up: the last close was US$1,975.02 on 31 Jul 2020, +10.92% (US$194.48) against US$1,780.54 on 30 Jun 2020.
What were gold's high and low in July 2020?
High US$1,983.97 on 31 Jul 2020, low US$1,757.43 on 2 Jul 2020, a span of US$226.54.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2020?
27 Jul 2020: +2.07% (US$39.33) close to close.