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Gold (XAUUSD) in April 2024: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended April 2024 up 2.39% at US$2,286.30. It traded between US$2,228.51 on 1 Apr 2024 and US$2,431.44 on 12 Apr 2024, and its biggest day was -2.65% on 22 Apr 2024. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2024.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Apr 2024) | US$2,241.94 |
| Last close (30 Apr 2024) | US$2,286.30 |
| Close before the month (28 Mar 2024) | US$2,232.88 |
| Month change | +2.39% · US$53.42 |
| Month high (12 Apr 2024) | US$2,431.44 |
| Month low (1 Apr 2024) | US$2,228.51 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$202.93 · 9.09% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.772% |
| Median daily range | 1.723% · US$40.30 |
| Median daily range for all of 2024 | 1.242% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 5 Apr 2024 | +1.67% | US$38.33 |
| Worst day | 22 Apr 2024 | -2.65% | -US$63.38 |
| Widest high-low day | 12 Apr 2024 | 4.11% | US$97.58 |
April 2024 against every April, 2005–2024
Ranked against April in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 6th, high-low span 6th. Across those years the strongest April was 2006 (+12.03%) and the weakest 2013 (-7.49%).
April inside 2024
The median daily range in April 2024 was 1.723%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2024 (1.242%; ratio 1.39). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2024. The full year is on the gold in 2024 page.
Weekend gaps in April 2024
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 12 Apr 2024: +0.49% (US$11.38). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of April 2024
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2024 | US$2,251.31 | +0.83% | US$37.10 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | US$2,280.53 | +1.3% | US$34.34 |
| 3 Apr 2024 | US$2,299.64 | +0.84% | US$35.72 |
| 4 Apr 2024 | US$2,290.95 | -0.38% | US$25.61 |
| 5 Apr 2024 | US$2,329.28 | +1.67% | US$62.69 |
| 8 Apr 2024 | US$2,338.82 | +0.41% | US$50.94 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | US$2,352.22 | +0.57% | US$28.31 |
| 10 Apr 2024 | US$2,333.55 | -0.79% | US$40.60 |
| 11 Apr 2024 | US$2,372.41 | +1.67% | US$51.79 |
| 12 Apr 2024 | US$2,344.22 | -1.19% | US$97.58 |
| 15 Apr 2024 | US$2,383.10 | +1.66% | US$63.53 |
| 16 Apr 2024 | US$2,382.85 | -0.01% | US$35.19 |
| 17 Apr 2024 | US$2,361.16 | -0.91% | US$40.99 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | US$2,378.86 | +0.75% | US$31.39 |
| 19 Apr 2024 | US$2,390.63 | +0.49% | US$44.92 |
| 22 Apr 2024 | US$2,327.25 | -2.65% | US$65.33 |
| 23 Apr 2024 | US$2,322.11 | -0.22% | US$42.95 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | US$2,315.96 | -0.26% | US$25.41 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | US$2,332.37 | +0.71% | US$40.00 |
| 26 Apr 2024 | US$2,337.78 | +0.23% | US$26.33 |
| 29 Apr 2024 | US$2,335.36 | -0.1% | US$26.59 |
| 30 Apr 2024 | US$2,286.30 | -2.1% | US$51.19 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 12 Apr 2024, covered US$97.58 from high to low; the median day covered US$40.30. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$97.58 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in April 2024?
Up: the last close was US$2,286.30 on 30 Apr 2024, +2.39% (US$53.42) against US$2,232.88 on 28 Mar 2024.
What were gold's high and low in April 2024?
High US$2,431.44 on 12 Apr 2024, low US$2,228.51 on 1 Apr 2024, a span of US$202.93.
What was gold's biggest day in April 2024?
22 Apr 2024: -2.65% (-US$63.38) close to close.