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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2024: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2024 up 0.24% at US$2,044.12. It traded between US$1,984.03 on 14 Feb 2024 and US$2,065.54 on 1 Feb 2024, and its biggest day was -1.34% on 13 Feb 2024. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2024.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Feb 2024) | US$2,038.97 |
| Last close (29 Feb 2024) | US$2,044.12 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2024) | US$2,039.20 |
| Month change | +0.24% · US$4.92 |
| Month high (1 Feb 2024) | US$2,065.54 |
| Month low (14 Feb 2024) | US$1,984.03 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$81.51 · 4% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.313% |
| Median daily range | 0.799% · US$16.19 |
| Median daily range for all of 2024 | 1.242% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 1 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Feb 2024 | +0.77% | US$15.78 |
| Worst day | 13 Feb 2024 | -1.34% | -US$26.99 |
| Widest high-low day | 13 Feb 2024 | 2.08% | US$41.94 |
February 2024 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 11th, median daily range 20th, high-low span 19th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2024
The median daily range in February 2024 was 0.799%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2024 (1.242%; ratio 0.64). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2024. The full year is on the gold in 2024 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2024
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 16 Feb 2024: +0.07% (US$1.51). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of February 2024
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2024 | US$2,054.98 | +0.77% | US$35.61 |
| 2 Feb 2024 | US$2,039.57 | -0.75% | US$30.00 |
| 5 Feb 2024 | US$2,025.03 | -0.71% | US$27.53 |
| 6 Feb 2024 | US$2,035.86 | +0.53% | US$16.19 |
| 7 Feb 2024 | US$2,035.00 | -0.04% | US$14.14 |
| 8 Feb 2024 | US$2,034.33 | -0.03% | US$18.62 |
| 9 Feb 2024 | US$2,024.26 | -0.5% | US$17.08 |
| 12 Feb 2024 | US$2,019.94 | -0.21% | US$15.84 |
| 13 Feb 2024 | US$1,992.95 | -1.34% | US$41.94 |
| 14 Feb 2024 | US$1,992.10 | -0.04% | US$12.09 |
| 15 Feb 2024 | US$2,004.25 | +0.61% | US$18.29 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | US$2,013.18 | +0.45% | US$20.05 |
| 19 Feb 2024 | US$2,017.91 | +0.23% | US$11.66 |
| 20 Feb 2024 | US$2,024.23 | +0.31% | US$16.07 |
| 21 Feb 2024 | US$2,025.97 | +0.09% | US$12.22 |
| 22 Feb 2024 | US$2,024.27 | -0.08% | US$15.38 |
| 23 Feb 2024 | US$2,035.52 | +0.56% | US$25.47 |
| 26 Feb 2024 | US$2,031.16 | -0.21% | US$12.16 |
| 27 Feb 2024 | US$2,030.38 | -0.04% | US$10.88 |
| 28 Feb 2024 | US$2,034.37 | +0.2% | US$13.56 |
| 29 Feb 2024 | US$2,044.12 | +0.48% | US$22.81 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 13 Feb 2024, covered US$41.94 from high to low; the median day covered US$16.19. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$41.94 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2024?
Up: the last close was US$2,044.12 on 29 Feb 2024, +0.24% (US$4.92) against US$2,039.20 on 31 Jan 2024.
What were gold's high and low in February 2024?
High US$2,065.54 on 1 Feb 2024, low US$1,984.03 on 14 Feb 2024, a span of US$81.51.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2024?
13 Feb 2024: -1.34% (-US$26.99) close to close.