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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2022: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2022 down 2.09% at US$1,896.42. It traded between US$1,872.04 on 28 Apr 2022 and US$1,998.43 on 18 Apr 2022, and its biggest day was -1.77% on 25 Apr 2022. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2022.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Apr 2022) | US$1,937.15 |
| Last close (29 Apr 2022) | US$1,896.42 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2022) | US$1,936.88 |
| Month change | -2.09% · -US$40.46 |
| Month high (18 Apr 2022) | US$1,998.43 |
| Month low (28 Apr 2022) | US$1,872.04 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$126.39 · 6.53% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.455% |
| Median daily range | 1.211% · US$23.11 |
| Median daily range for all of 2022 | 1.273% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 8 Apr 2022 | +0.78% | US$15.15 |
| Worst day | 25 Apr 2022 | -1.77% | -US$34.24 |
| Widest high-low day | 25 Apr 2022 | 2.22% | US$42.83 |
April 2022 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 17th, median daily range 10th, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2022
The median daily range in April 2022 was 1.211%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2022 (1.273%; ratio 0.95). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2022. The full year is on the gold in 2022 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2022
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 29 Apr 2022: +0.15% (US$2.87). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of April 2022
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2022 | US$1,924.09 | -0.66% | US$21.54 |
| 4 Apr 2022 | US$1,932.72 | +0.45% | US$21.32 |
| 5 Apr 2022 | US$1,923.62 | -0.47% | US$26.61 |
| 6 Apr 2022 | US$1,925.61 | +0.1% | US$18.26 |
| 7 Apr 2022 | US$1,931.25 | +0.29% | US$17.25 |
| 8 Apr 2022 | US$1,946.40 | +0.78% | US$20.46 |
| 11 Apr 2022 | US$1,954.81 | +0.43% | US$29.78 |
| 12 Apr 2022 | US$1,966.38 | +0.59% | US$28.87 |
| 13 Apr 2022 | US$1,977.76 | +0.58% | US$18.78 |
| 14 Apr 2022 | US$1,973.19 | -0.23% | US$19.97 |
| 18 Apr 2022 | US$1,978.71 | +0.28% | US$26.77 |
| 19 Apr 2022 | US$1,949.19 | -1.49% | US$38.19 |
| 20 Apr 2022 | US$1,957.63 | +0.43% | US$19.01 |
| 21 Apr 2022 | US$1,951.74 | -0.3% | US$20.48 |
| 22 Apr 2022 | US$1,931.91 | -1.02% | US$28.95 |
| 25 Apr 2022 | US$1,897.67 | -1.77% | US$42.83 |
| 26 Apr 2022 | US$1,906.14 | +0.45% | US$15.50 |
| 27 Apr 2022 | US$1,885.53 | -1.08% | US$25.61 |
| 28 Apr 2022 | US$1,894.22 | +0.46% | US$24.68 |
| 29 Apr 2022 | US$1,896.42 | +0.12% | US$27.35 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 25 Apr 2022, covered US$42.83 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.11. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$42.83 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2022?
Down: the last close was US$1,896.42 on 29 Apr 2022, -2.09% (-US$40.46) against US$1,936.88 on 31 Mar 2022.
What were gold's high and low in April 2022?
High US$1,998.43 on 18 Apr 2022, low US$1,872.04 on 28 Apr 2022, a span of US$126.39.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2022?
25 Apr 2022: -1.77% (-US$34.24) close to close.