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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2022: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2022 up 1.5% at US$1,936.88. It traded between US$1,890.02 on 29 Mar 2022 and US$2,070.30 on 8 Mar 2022, and its biggest day was -2.82% on 9 Mar 2022. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2022.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Mar 2022) | US$1,908.30 |
| Last close (31 Mar 2022) | US$1,936.88 |
| Close before the month (28 Feb 2022) | US$1,908.26 |
| Month change | +1.5% · US$28.62 |
| Month high (8 Mar 2022) | US$2,070.30 |
| Month low (29 Mar 2022) | US$1,890.02 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$180.28 · 9.45% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.903% |
| Median daily range | 1.771% · US$34.45 |
| Median daily range for all of 2022 | 1.273% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 10 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 8 Mar 2022 | +2.65% | US$52.91 |
| Worst day | 9 Mar 2022 | -2.82% | -US$57.76 |
| Widest high-low day | 8 Mar 2022 | 4.47% | US$89.22 |
March 2022 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 4th, median daily range 4th, high-low span 6th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2022
The median daily range in March 2022 was 1.771%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2022 (1.273%; ratio 1.39). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2022. The full year is on the gold in 2022 page.
Weekend gaps in March 2022
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 4 Mar 2022: +0.55% (US$10.93). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 4 Mar 2022.
Every trading day of March 2022
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2022 | US$1,945.17 | +1.93% | US$48.78 |
| 2 Mar 2022 | US$1,927.61 | -0.9% | US$34.45 |
| 3 Mar 2022 | US$1,936.62 | +0.47% | US$19.10 |
| 4 Mar 2022 | US$1,969.74 | +1.71% | US$40.63 |
| 7 Mar 2022 | US$1,997.24 | +1.4% | US$41.58 |
| 8 Mar 2022 | US$2,050.15 | +2.65% | US$89.22 |
| 9 Mar 2022 | US$1,992.39 | -2.82% | US$83.20 |
| 10 Mar 2022 | US$1,996.01 | +0.18% | US$38.84 |
| 11 Mar 2022 | US$1,985.22 | -0.54% | US$40.32 |
| 14 Mar 2022 | US$1,951.44 | -1.7% | US$33.94 |
| 15 Mar 2022 | US$1,917.56 | -1.74% | US$47.45 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | US$1,924.83 | +0.38% | US$34.48 |
| 17 Mar 2022 | US$1,942.56 | +0.92% | US$26.39 |
| 18 Mar 2022 | US$1,920.74 | -1.12% | US$27.39 |
| 21 Mar 2022 | US$1,934.91 | +0.74% | US$23.33 |
| 22 Mar 2022 | US$1,921.53 | -0.69% | US$27.68 |
| 23 Mar 2022 | US$1,944.86 | +1.21% | US$32.77 |
| 24 Mar 2022 | US$1,956.95 | +0.62% | US$28.66 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | US$1,957.24 | +0.01% | US$21.17 |
| 28 Mar 2022 | US$1,921.82 | -1.81% | US$41.50 |
| 29 Mar 2022 | US$1,919.31 | -0.13% | US$39.34 |
| 30 Mar 2022 | US$1,933.13 | +0.72% | US$22.64 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | US$1,936.88 | +0.19% | US$30.66 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 8 Mar 2022, covered US$89.22 from high to low; the median day covered US$34.45. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$89.22 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2022?
Up: the last close was US$1,936.88 on 31 Mar 2022, +1.5% (US$28.62) against US$1,908.26 on 28 Feb 2022.
What were gold's high and low in March 2022?
High US$2,070.30 on 8 Mar 2022, low US$1,890.02 on 29 Mar 2022, a span of US$180.28.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2022?
9 Mar 2022: -2.82% (-US$57.76) close to close.