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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2021 flat 0% at US$1,814.26. It traded between US$1,683.20 on 9 Aug 2021 and US$1,831.65 on 4 Aug 2021, and its biggest day was -2.25% on 6 Aug 2021. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Aug 2021) | US$1,814.60 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2021) | US$1,814.26 |
| Close before the month (30 Jul 2021) | US$1,814.28 |
| Month change | -0% · -US$0.02 |
| Month high (4 Aug 2021) | US$1,831.65 |
| Month low (9 Aug 2021) | US$1,683.20 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$148.45 · 8.18% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.326% |
| Median daily range | 1.008% · US$18.04 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Aug 2021 | +1.53% | US$26.84 |
| Worst day | 6 Aug 2021 | -2.25% | -US$40.55 |
| Widest high-low day | 9 Aug 2021 | 4.48% | US$79.07 |
August 2021 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 12th, median daily range 16th, high-low span 6th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2021
The median daily range in August 2021 was 1.008%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 0.86). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in August 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 6 Aug 2021: -0.12% (-US$2.10). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of August 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2021 | US$1,813.11 | -0.06% | US$13.73 |
| 3 Aug 2021 | US$1,810.12 | -0.16% | US$7.87 |
| 4 Aug 2021 | US$1,811.60 | +0.08% | US$25.25 |
| 5 Aug 2021 | US$1,803.73 | -0.43% | US$16.98 |
| 6 Aug 2021 | US$1,763.18 | -2.25% | US$46.07 |
| 9 Aug 2021 | US$1,729.58 | -1.91% | US$79.07 |
| 10 Aug 2021 | US$1,728.74 | -0.05% | US$20.56 |
| 11 Aug 2021 | US$1,751.50 | +1.32% | US$30.29 |
| 12 Aug 2021 | US$1,752.86 | +0.08% | US$16.57 |
| 13 Aug 2021 | US$1,779.70 | +1.53% | US$28.10 |
| 16 Aug 2021 | US$1,787.24 | +0.42% | US$18.48 |
| 17 Aug 2021 | US$1,785.80 | -0.08% | US$14.93 |
| 18 Aug 2021 | US$1,787.68 | +0.11% | US$16.43 |
| 19 Aug 2021 | US$1,780.00 | -0.43% | US$18.03 |
| 20 Aug 2021 | US$1,780.94 | +0.05% | US$10.04 |
| 23 Aug 2021 | US$1,805.18 | +1.36% | US$29.98 |
| 24 Aug 2021 | US$1,802.83 | -0.13% | US$8.81 |
| 25 Aug 2021 | US$1,790.33 | -0.69% | US$20.21 |
| 26 Aug 2021 | US$1,791.69 | +0.08% | US$18.05 |
| 27 Aug 2021 | US$1,817.85 | +1.46% | US$35.08 |
| 30 Aug 2021 | US$1,810.13 | -0.42% | US$15.48 |
| 31 Aug 2021 | US$1,814.26 | +0.23% | US$17.44 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 9 Aug 2021, covered US$79.07 from high to low; the median day covered US$18.04. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$79.07 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2021?
Flat: the last close was US$1,814.26 on 31 Aug 2021, -0% (-US$0.02) against US$1,814.28 on 30 Jul 2021.
What were gold's high and low in August 2021?
High US$1,831.65 on 4 Aug 2021, low US$1,683.20 on 9 Aug 2021, a span of US$148.45.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2021?
6 Aug 2021: -2.25% (-US$40.55) close to close.