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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2021 down 2.42% at US$1,847.59. It traded between US$1,810.29 on 18 Jan 2021 and US$1,959.29 on 6 Jan 2021, and its biggest day was -3.37% on 8 Jan 2021. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (4 Jan 2021) | US$1,909.07 |
| Last close (29 Jan 2021) | US$1,847.59 |
| Close before the month (31 Dec 2020) | US$1,893.43 |
| Month change | -2.42% · -US$45.84 |
| Month high (6 Jan 2021) | US$1,959.29 |
| Month low (18 Jan 2021) | US$1,810.29 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$149.00 · 7.87% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.38% |
| Median daily range | 1.548% · US$28.55 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Jan 2021 | +2.63% | US$49.80 |
| Worst day | 8 Jan 2021 | -3.37% | -US$64.47 |
| Widest high-low day | 8 Jan 2021 | 4.66% | US$89.21 |
January 2021 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 6th, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2021
The median daily range in January 2021 was 1.548%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 1.33). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in January 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 29 Jan 2021: +0.43% (US$7.98). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of January 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2021 | US$1,943.23 | +2.63% | US$36.71 |
| 5 Jan 2021 | US$1,950.03 | +0.35% | US$18.78 |
| 6 Jan 2021 | US$1,918.79 | -1.6% | US$58.46 |
| 7 Jan 2021 | US$1,913.51 | -0.28% | US$20.87 |
| 8 Jan 2021 | US$1,849.04 | -3.37% | US$89.21 |
| 11 Jan 2021 | US$1,844.45 | -0.25% | US$38.59 |
| 12 Jan 2021 | US$1,855.31 | +0.59% | US$27.10 |
| 13 Jan 2021 | US$1,844.68 | -0.57% | US$21.03 |
| 14 Jan 2021 | US$1,846.46 | +0.1% | US$26.51 |
| 15 Jan 2021 | US$1,827.65 | -1.02% | US$33.46 |
| 18 Jan 2021 | US$1,837.52 | +0.54% | US$30.43 |
| 19 Jan 2021 | US$1,839.63 | +0.11% | US$12.39 |
| 20 Jan 2021 | US$1,871.42 | +1.73% | US$39.24 |
| 21 Jan 2021 | US$1,869.80 | -0.09% | US$16.69 |
| 22 Jan 2021 | US$1,854.67 | -0.81% | US$33.41 |
| 25 Jan 2021 | US$1,855.94 | +0.07% | US$20.82 |
| 26 Jan 2021 | US$1,851.43 | -0.24% | US$13.33 |
| 27 Jan 2021 | US$1,843.83 | -0.41% | US$21.76 |
| 28 Jan 2021 | US$1,842.61 | -0.07% | US$30.00 |
| 29 Jan 2021 | US$1,847.59 | +0.27% | US$36.10 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 8 Jan 2021, covered US$89.21 from high to low; the median day covered US$28.55. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$89.21 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2021?
Down: the last close was US$1,847.59 on 29 Jan 2021, -2.42% (-US$45.84) against US$1,893.43 on 31 Dec 2020.
What were gold's high and low in January 2021?
High US$1,959.29 on 6 Jan 2021, low US$1,810.29 on 18 Jan 2021, a span of US$149.00.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2021?
8 Jan 2021: -3.37% (-US$64.47) close to close.