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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2021 up 2.52% at US$1,814.28. It traded between US$1,765.64 on 1 Jul 2021 and US$1,834.07 on 15 Jul 2021, and its biggest day was +1.15% on 14 Jul 2021. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Jul 2021) | US$1,770.03 |
| Last close (30 Jul 2021) | US$1,814.28 |
| Close before the month (30 Jun 2021) | US$1,769.65 |
| Month change | +2.52% · US$44.63 |
| Month high (15 Jul 2021) | US$1,834.07 |
| Month low (1 Jul 2021) | US$1,765.64 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$68.43 · 3.87% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.273% |
| Median daily range | 1.057% · US$19.11 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 14 Jul 2021 | +1.15% | US$20.85 |
| Worst day | 16 Jul 2021 | -0.98% | -US$17.94 |
| Widest high-low day | 29 Jul 2021 | 1.41% | US$25.40 |
July 2021 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2021
The median daily range in July 2021 was 1.057%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 0.91). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in July 2021
5 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 23 Jul 2021: +0.02% (US$0.33). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of July 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2021 | US$1,776.52 | +0.39% | US$17.14 |
| 2 Jul 2021 | US$1,787.33 | +0.61% | US$20.71 |
| 5 Jul 2021 | US$1,791.73 | +0.25% | US$9.87 |
| 6 Jul 2021 | US$1,797.05 | +0.3% | US$24.86 |
| 7 Jul 2021 | US$1,803.59 | +0.36% | US$15.87 |
| 8 Jul 2021 | US$1,802.35 | -0.07% | US$24.50 |
| 9 Jul 2021 | US$1,808.04 | +0.32% | US$15.95 |
| 12 Jul 2021 | US$1,806.17 | -0.1% | US$19.17 |
| 13 Jul 2021 | US$1,807.14 | +0.05% | US$18.54 |
| 14 Jul 2021 | US$1,827.99 | +1.15% | US$25.18 |
| 15 Jul 2021 | US$1,829.45 | +0.08% | US$13.85 |
| 16 Jul 2021 | US$1,811.51 | -0.98% | US$23.04 |
| 19 Jul 2021 | US$1,812.61 | +0.06% | US$22.29 |
| 20 Jul 2021 | US$1,810.24 | -0.13% | US$19.82 |
| 21 Jul 2021 | US$1,803.42 | -0.38% | US$19.06 |
| 22 Jul 2021 | US$1,806.42 | +0.17% | US$15.30 |
| 23 Jul 2021 | US$1,801.93 | -0.25% | US$20.67 |
| 26 Jul 2021 | US$1,797.65 | -0.24% | US$15.08 |
| 27 Jul 2021 | US$1,798.47 | +0.05% | US$11.62 |
| 28 Jul 2021 | US$1,807.11 | +0.48% | US$17.46 |
| 29 Jul 2021 | US$1,827.79 | +1.14% | US$25.40 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | US$1,814.28 | -0.74% | US$21.14 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 29 Jul 2021, covered US$25.40 from high to low; the median day covered US$19.11. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$25.40 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2021?
Up: the last close was US$1,814.28 on 30 Jul 2021, +2.52% (US$44.63) against US$1,769.65 on 30 Jun 2021.
What were gold's high and low in July 2021?
High US$1,834.07 on 15 Jul 2021, low US$1,765.64 on 1 Jul 2021, a span of US$68.43.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2021?
14 Jul 2021: +1.15% (US$20.85) close to close.