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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2023: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2023 up 1.02% at US$1,989.55. It traded between US$1,949.76 on 3 Apr 2023 and US$2,048.67 on 13 Apr 2023, and its biggest day was +1.82% on 4 Apr 2023. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2023.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 19 |
| First open (3 Apr 2023) | US$1,967.06 |
| Last close (28 Apr 2023) | US$1,989.55 |
| Close before the month (31 Mar 2023) | US$1,969.41 |
| Month change | +1.02% · US$20.14 |
| Month high (13 Apr 2023) | US$2,048.67 |
| Month low (3 Apr 2023) | US$1,949.76 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$98.91 · 5.02% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.526% |
| Median daily range | 1.346% · US$26.96 |
| Median daily range for all of 2023 | 1.077% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Apr 2023 | +1.82% | US$36.18 |
| Worst day | 14 Apr 2023 | -1.75% | -US$35.68 |
| Widest high-low day | 14 Apr 2023 | 2.7% | US$55.07 |
April 2023 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 11th, median daily range 7th, high-low span 13th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2023
The median daily range in April 2023 was 1.346%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2023 (1.077%; ratio 1.25). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2023. The full year is on the gold in 2023 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2023
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 14 Apr 2023: -0.26% (-US$5.13). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of April 2023
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2023 | US$1,984.35 | +0.76% | US$40.78 |
| 4 Apr 2023 | US$2,020.53 | +1.82% | US$47.99 |
| 5 Apr 2023 | US$2,020.66 | +0.01% | US$22.36 |
| 6 Apr 2023 | US$2,007.32 | -0.66% | US$20.56 |
| 10 Apr 2023 | US$1,991.18 | -0.8% | US$24.57 |
| 11 Apr 2023 | US$2,003.52 | +0.62% | US$18.62 |
| 12 Apr 2023 | US$2,014.77 | +0.56% | US$26.96 |
| 13 Apr 2023 | US$2,040.10 | +1.26% | US$34.72 |
| 14 Apr 2023 | US$2,004.42 | -1.75% | US$55.07 |
| 17 Apr 2023 | US$1,995.08 | -0.47% | US$33.87 |
| 18 Apr 2023 | US$2,005.21 | +0.51% | US$20.63 |
| 19 Apr 2023 | US$1,994.67 | -0.53% | US$39.02 |
| 20 Apr 2023 | US$2,004.70 | +0.5% | US$21.89 |
| 21 Apr 2023 | US$1,982.84 | -1.09% | US$33.94 |
| 24 Apr 2023 | US$1,989.05 | +0.31% | US$16.66 |
| 25 Apr 2023 | US$1,997.06 | +0.4% | US$27.76 |
| 26 Apr 2023 | US$1,989.29 | -0.39% | US$26.06 |
| 27 Apr 2023 | US$1,987.74 | -0.08% | US$29.12 |
| 28 Apr 2023 | US$1,989.55 | +0.09% | US$18.89 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 14 Apr 2023, covered US$55.07 from high to low; the median day covered US$26.96. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$55.07 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2023?
Up: the last close was US$1,989.55 on 28 Apr 2023, +1.02% (US$20.14) against US$1,969.41 on 31 Mar 2023.
What were gold's high and low in April 2023?
High US$2,048.67 on 13 Apr 2023, low US$1,949.76 on 3 Apr 2023, a span of US$98.91.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2023?
4 Apr 2023: +1.82% (US$36.18) close to close.