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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2021 down 7.18% at US$1,769.65. It traded between US$1,750.69 on 29 Jun 2021 and US$1,916.58 on 1 Jun 2021, and its biggest day was -2.62% on 16 Jun 2021. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jun 2021) | US$1,907.26 |
| Last close (30 Jun 2021) | US$1,769.65 |
| Close before the month (31 May 2021) | US$1,906.62 |
| Month change | -7.18% · -US$136.97 |
| Month high (1 Jun 2021) | US$1,916.58 |
| Month low (29 Jun 2021) | US$1,750.69 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$165.89 · 8.7% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.464% |
| Median daily range | 1.206% · US$21.34 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 7 / 15 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Jun 2021 | +1.11% | US$20.81 |
| Worst day | 16 Jun 2021 | -2.62% | -US$48.68 |
| Widest high-low day | 16 Jun 2021 | 3.21% | US$59.58 |
June 2021 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 19th, median daily range 11th, high-low span 6th. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2021
The median daily range in June 2021 was 1.206%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 1.03). By median daily range it was the 7th widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in June 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 18 Jun 2021: +0.23% (US$4.12). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of June 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2021 | US$1,899.87 | -0.35% | US$24.21 |
| 2 Jun 2021 | US$1,908.66 | +0.46% | US$14.72 |
| 3 Jun 2021 | US$1,870.70 | -1.99% | US$44.27 |
| 4 Jun 2021 | US$1,891.51 | +1.11% | US$40.64 |
| 7 Jun 2021 | US$1,898.78 | +0.38% | US$18.56 |
| 8 Jun 2021 | US$1,893.06 | -0.3% | US$19.83 |
| 9 Jun 2021 | US$1,888.89 | -0.22% | US$11.62 |
| 10 Jun 2021 | US$1,899.64 | +0.57% | US$30.02 |
| 11 Jun 2021 | US$1,876.16 | -1.24% | US$28.59 |
| 14 Jun 2021 | US$1,866.31 | -0.53% | US$32.85 |
| 15 Jun 2021 | US$1,858.89 | -0.4% | US$17.51 |
| 16 Jun 2021 | US$1,810.21 | -2.62% | US$59.58 |
| 17 Jun 2021 | US$1,772.78 | -2.07% | US$58.03 |
| 18 Jun 2021 | US$1,764.52 | -0.47% | US$36.23 |
| 21 Jun 2021 | US$1,783.25 | +1.06% | US$20.21 |
| 22 Jun 2021 | US$1,778.63 | -0.26% | US$17.65 |
| 23 Jun 2021 | US$1,778.40 | -0.01% | US$21.62 |
| 24 Jun 2021 | US$1,774.96 | -0.19% | US$15.12 |
| 25 Jun 2021 | US$1,781.11 | +0.35% | US$16.64 |
| 28 Jun 2021 | US$1,779.03 | -0.12% | US$15.07 |
| 29 Jun 2021 | US$1,761.08 | -1.01% | US$28.27 |
| 30 Jun 2021 | US$1,769.65 | +0.49% | US$21.06 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 16 Jun 2021, covered US$59.58 from high to low; the median day covered US$21.34. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$59.58 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2021?
Down: the last close was US$1,769.65 on 30 Jun 2021, -7.18% (-US$136.97) against US$1,906.62 on 31 May 2021.
What were gold's high and low in June 2021?
High US$1,916.58 on 1 Jun 2021, low US$1,750.69 on 29 Jun 2021, a span of US$165.89.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2021?
16 Jun 2021: -2.62% (-US$48.68) close to close.