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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2024: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2024 up 9.23% at US$2,232.88. It traded between US$2,038.92 on 1 Mar 2024 and US$2,236.18 on 28 Mar 2024, and its biggest day was +1.91% on 1 Mar 2024. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2024.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Mar 2024) | US$2,043.77 |
| Last close (28 Mar 2024) | US$2,232.88 |
| Close before the month (29 Feb 2024) | US$2,044.12 |
| Month change | +9.23% · US$188.76 |
| Month high (28 Mar 2024) | US$2,236.18 |
| Month low (1 Mar 2024) | US$2,038.92 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$197.26 · 9.65% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.687% |
| Median daily range | 1.337% · US$28.81 |
| Median daily range for all of 2024 | 1.242% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 6 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Mar 2024 | +1.91% | US$39.14 |
| Worst day | 12 Mar 2024 | -1.12% | -US$24.52 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Mar 2024 | 2.57% | US$56.22 |
March 2024 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 13th, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2024
The median daily range in March 2024 was 1.337%, which is wider than the median for all of 2024 (1.242%; ratio 1.08). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2024. The full year is on the gold in 2024 page.
Weekend gaps in March 2024
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 15 Mar 2024: -0.13% (-US$2.79). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of March 2024
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2024 | US$2,083.26 | +1.91% | US$49.46 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | US$2,114.27 | +1.49% | US$40.57 |
| 5 Mar 2024 | US$2,127.84 | +0.64% | US$31.38 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | US$2,148.03 | +0.95% | US$28.68 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | US$2,159.93 | +0.55% | US$20.56 |
| 8 Mar 2024 | US$2,178.55 | +0.86% | US$41.26 |
| 11 Mar 2024 | US$2,182.65 | +0.19% | US$14.31 |
| 12 Mar 2024 | US$2,158.13 | -1.12% | US$34.26 |
| 13 Mar 2024 | US$2,174.32 | +0.75% | US$24.13 |
| 14 Mar 2024 | US$2,162.19 | -0.56% | US$24.22 |
| 15 Mar 2024 | US$2,155.82 | -0.29% | US$17.54 |
| 18 Mar 2024 | US$2,160.26 | +0.21% | US$17.50 |
| 19 Mar 2024 | US$2,157.48 | -0.13% | US$15.63 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | US$2,186.24 | +1.33% | US$39.16 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | US$2,181.25 | -0.23% | US$56.22 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | US$2,165.27 | -0.73% | US$28.94 |
| 25 Mar 2024 | US$2,171.73 | +0.3% | US$17.76 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | US$2,178.63 | +0.32% | US$32.46 |
| 27 Mar 2024 | US$2,194.88 | +0.75% | US$24.68 |
| 28 Mar 2024 | US$2,232.88 | +1.73% | US$48.91 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Mar 2024, covered US$56.22 from high to low; the median day covered US$28.81. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$56.22 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2024?
Up: the last close was US$2,232.88 on 28 Mar 2024, +9.23% (US$188.76) against US$2,044.12 on 29 Feb 2024.
What were gold's high and low in March 2024?
High US$2,236.18 on 28 Mar 2024, low US$2,038.92 on 1 Mar 2024, a span of US$197.26.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2024?
1 Mar 2024: +1.91% (US$39.14) close to close.