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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2024: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2024 up 5.19% at US$2,447.24. It traded between US$2,318.50 on 1 Jul 2024 and US$2,483.54 on 17 Jul 2024, and its biggest day was +1.92% on 16 Jul 2024. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2024.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Jul 2024) | US$2,326.90 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2024) | US$2,447.24 |
| Close before the month (28 Jun 2024) | US$2,326.40 |
| Month change | +5.19% · US$120.84 |
| Month high (17 Jul 2024) | US$2,483.54 |
| Month low (1 Jul 2024) | US$2,318.50 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$165.04 · 7.09% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.552% |
| Median daily range | 1.46% · US$34.98 |
| Median daily range for all of 2024 | 1.242% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 16 Jul 2024 | +1.92% | US$46.46 |
| Worst day | 19 Jul 2024 | -1.83% | -US$44.78 |
| Widest high-low day | 11 Jul 2024 | 2.28% | US$54.10 |
July 2024 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 4th, median daily range 5th, high-low span 8th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2024
The median daily range in July 2024 was 1.46%, which is wider than the median for all of 2024 (1.242%; ratio 1.18). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2024. The full year is on the gold in 2024 page.
Weekend gaps in July 2024
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 5 Jul 2024: -0.2% (-US$4.85). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of July 2024
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2024 | US$2,331.72 | +0.23% | US$20.03 |
| 2 Jul 2024 | US$2,329.35 | -0.1% | US$17.66 |
| 3 Jul 2024 | US$2,356.07 | +1.15% | US$38.10 |
| 4 Jul 2024 | US$2,356.10 | +0% | US$11.88 |
| 5 Jul 2024 | US$2,391.06 | +1.48% | US$40.61 |
| 8 Jul 2024 | US$2,359.09 | -1.34% | US$39.99 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | US$2,363.73 | +0.2% | US$22.04 |
| 10 Jul 2024 | US$2,371.26 | +0.32% | US$24.42 |
| 11 Jul 2024 | US$2,415.30 | +1.86% | US$54.10 |
| 12 Jul 2024 | US$2,411.59 | -0.15% | US$26.73 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | US$2,422.23 | +0.44% | US$38.35 |
| 16 Jul 2024 | US$2,468.69 | +1.92% | US$49.64 |
| 17 Jul 2024 | US$2,458.66 | -0.41% | US$32.18 |
| 18 Jul 2024 | US$2,445.08 | -0.55% | US$34.57 |
| 19 Jul 2024 | US$2,400.30 | -1.83% | US$51.96 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | US$2,396.35 | -0.16% | US$28.33 |
| 23 Jul 2024 | US$2,409.62 | +0.55% | US$23.74 |
| 24 Jul 2024 | US$2,397.23 | -0.51% | US$35.18 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | US$2,364.49 | -1.37% | US$48.14 |
| 26 Jul 2024 | US$2,387.34 | +0.97% | US$34.98 |
| 29 Jul 2024 | US$2,383.50 | -0.16% | US$33.51 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | US$2,410.92 | +1.15% | US$36.28 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | US$2,447.24 | +1.51% | US$47.04 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 11 Jul 2024, covered US$54.10 from high to low; the median day covered US$34.98. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$54.10 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2024?
Up: the last close was US$2,447.24 on 31 Jul 2024, +5.19% (US$120.84) against US$2,326.40 on 28 Jun 2024.
What were gold's high and low in July 2024?
High US$2,483.54 on 17 Jul 2024, low US$2,318.50 on 1 Jul 2024, a span of US$165.04.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2024?
16 Jul 2024: +1.92% (US$46.46) close to close.