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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2022: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2022 down 3.11% at US$1,710.99. It traded between US$1,709.57 on 31 Aug 2022 and US$1,807.87 on 10 Aug 2022, and its biggest day was +1.45% on 4 Aug 2022. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2022.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Aug 2022) | US$1,764.75 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2022) | US$1,710.99 |
| Close before the month (29 Jul 2022) | US$1,766.00 |
| Month change | -3.11% · -US$55.01 |
| Month high (10 Aug 2022) | US$1,807.87 |
| Month low (31 Aug 2022) | US$1,709.57 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$98.30 · 5.57% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.631% |
| Median daily range | 1.081% · US$19.19 |
| Median daily range for all of 2022 | 1.273% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 3 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 14 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Aug 2022 | +1.45% | US$25.66 |
| Worst day | 15 Aug 2022 | -1.23% | -US$22.20 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 Aug 2022 | 1.8% | US$31.79 |
August 2022 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 13th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2022
The median daily range in August 2022 was 1.081%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2022 (1.273%; ratio 0.85). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2022. The full year is on the gold in 2022 page.
Weekend gaps in August 2022
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 5 Aug 2022: -0.23% (-US$4.08). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of August 2022
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2022 | US$1,772.12 | +0.35% | US$16.86 |
| 2 Aug 2022 | US$1,761.04 | -0.63% | US$27.56 |
| 3 Aug 2022 | US$1,765.47 | +0.25% | US$18.46 |
| 4 Aug 2022 | US$1,791.13 | +1.45% | US$31.79 |
| 5 Aug 2022 | US$1,775.42 | -0.88% | US$29.91 |
| 8 Aug 2022 | US$1,788.98 | +0.76% | US$19.19 |
| 9 Aug 2022 | US$1,794.31 | +0.3% | US$17.22 |
| 10 Aug 2022 | US$1,792.19 | -0.12% | US$20.25 |
| 11 Aug 2022 | US$1,789.44 | -0.15% | US$15.72 |
| 12 Aug 2022 | US$1,801.62 | +0.68% | US$17.23 |
| 15 Aug 2022 | US$1,779.42 | -1.23% | US$29.29 |
| 16 Aug 2022 | US$1,775.46 | -0.22% | US$11.62 |
| 17 Aug 2022 | US$1,762.00 | -0.76% | US$22.54 |
| 18 Aug 2022 | US$1,758.38 | -0.21% | US$17.05 |
| 19 Aug 2022 | US$1,747.28 | -0.63% | US$13.77 |
| 22 Aug 2022 | US$1,736.15 | -0.64% | US$21.29 |
| 23 Aug 2022 | US$1,747.79 | +0.67% | US$23.29 |
| 24 Aug 2022 | US$1,751.29 | +0.2% | US$13.44 |
| 25 Aug 2022 | US$1,758.62 | +0.42% | US$15.52 |
| 26 Aug 2022 | US$1,738.08 | -1.17% | US$24.62 |
| 29 Aug 2022 | US$1,737.45 | -0.04% | US$25.21 |
| 30 Aug 2022 | US$1,724.23 | -0.76% | US$19.37 |
| 31 Aug 2022 | US$1,710.99 | -0.77% | US$16.95 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 Aug 2022, covered US$31.79 from high to low; the median day covered US$19.19. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$31.79 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2022?
Down: the last close was US$1,710.99 on 31 Aug 2022, -3.11% (-US$55.01) against US$1,766.00 on 29 Jul 2022.
What were gold's high and low in August 2022?
High US$1,807.87 on 10 Aug 2022, low US$1,709.57 on 31 Aug 2022, a span of US$98.30.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2022?
4 Aug 2022: +1.45% (US$25.66) close to close.