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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2021 down 1.51% at US$1,707.70. It traded between US$1,676.82 on 8 Mar 2021 and US$1,759.89 on 1 Mar 2021, and its biggest day was +1.96% on 9 Mar 2021. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Mar 2021) | US$1,737.79 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2021) | US$1,707.70 |
| Close before the month (26 Feb 2021) | US$1,733.84 |
| Month change | -1.51% · -US$26.14 |
| Month high (1 Mar 2021) | US$1,759.89 |
| Month low (8 Mar 2021) | US$1,676.82 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$83.07 · 4.79% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.522% |
| Median daily range | 1.569% · US$27.19 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 9 Mar 2021 | +1.96% | US$33.06 |
| Worst day | 30 Mar 2021 | -1.56% | -US$26.75 |
| Widest high-low day | 9 Mar 2021 | 2.4% | US$40.46 |
March 2021 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 7th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2021
The median daily range in March 2021 was 1.569%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 1.34). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in March 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 5 Mar 2021: +0.32% (US$5.48). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of March 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2021 | US$1,724.79 | -0.52% | US$40.26 |
| 2 Mar 2021 | US$1,738.77 | +0.81% | US$31.57 |
| 3 Mar 2021 | US$1,711.71 | -1.56% | US$38.63 |
| 4 Mar 2021 | US$1,698.60 | -0.77% | US$32.65 |
| 5 Mar 2021 | US$1,700.76 | +0.13% | US$20.34 |
| 8 Mar 2021 | US$1,682.53 | -1.07% | US$37.47 |
| 9 Mar 2021 | US$1,715.59 | +1.96% | US$40.46 |
| 10 Mar 2021 | US$1,726.33 | +0.63% | US$18.37 |
| 11 Mar 2021 | US$1,722.38 | -0.23% | US$20.55 |
| 12 Mar 2021 | US$1,726.92 | +0.26% | US$28.75 |
| 15 Mar 2021 | US$1,732.11 | +0.3% | US$12.88 |
| 16 Mar 2021 | US$1,731.85 | -0.02% | US$14.96 |
| 17 Mar 2021 | US$1,744.54 | +0.73% | US$27.46 |
| 18 Mar 2021 | US$1,736.49 | -0.46% | US$36.21 |
| 19 Mar 2021 | US$1,745.14 | +0.5% | US$18.22 |
| 22 Mar 2021 | US$1,738.68 | -0.37% | US$16.94 |
| 23 Mar 2021 | US$1,726.89 | -0.68% | US$17.92 |
| 24 Mar 2021 | US$1,733.83 | +0.4% | US$14.68 |
| 25 Mar 2021 | US$1,726.98 | -0.4% | US$23.67 |
| 26 Mar 2021 | US$1,732.70 | +0.33% | US$15.02 |
| 29 Mar 2021 | US$1,711.81 | -1.21% | US$27.19 |
| 30 Mar 2021 | US$1,685.06 | -1.56% | US$35.59 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | US$1,707.70 | +1.34% | US$37.48 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 9 Mar 2021, covered US$40.46 from high to low; the median day covered US$27.19. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$40.46 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2021?
Down: the last close was US$1,707.70 on 31 Mar 2021, -1.51% (-US$26.14) against US$1,733.84 on 26 Feb 2021.
What were gold's high and low in March 2021?
High US$1,759.89 on 1 Mar 2021, low US$1,676.82 on 8 Mar 2021, a span of US$83.07.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2021?
9 Mar 2021: +1.96% (US$33.06) close to close.