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Gold (XAUUSD) in 2019: daily moves, range and the biggest days
2019 was one of the 5 calmest years for gold between 2005 and 2024. Gold closed the year up 18.83% at US$1,520.46. Its median daily range was 0.945%, about US$13.27, and it moved 2% or more on 4 of 258 days.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 258 |
| Year change (last close vs last close of 2018) | +18.83% |
| Last close of the year (31 Dec 2019) | US$1,520.46 |
| Median daily move (close to close, either way) | 0.41% |
| Median daily range (high to low) | 0.945% · US$13.27 |
| Days with a move of 1% or more | 37 |
| Days with a move of 2% or more | 4 |
| Days with a move of 3% or more | 0 |
| Days with a move of 5% or more | 0 |
| Up days / down days | 143 / 115 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 2 Jul 2019 | +2.48% | US$34.25 |
| Worst day | 5 Sep 2019 | -2.17% | -US$33.71 |
| Widest high-low range | 13 Aug 2019 | 3.65% | US$55.18 |
How 2019 compares with 2005–2024
| 2019 | Median of 20 years | Rank (1 = highest) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median daily range % | 0.945% | 1.25% | 18th of 20 |
| Days with 2%+ moves | 4 | 11.5 | 17th of 20 |
| Largest one-day move | 2.48% | 4% | 18th of 20 |
| Median daily range in US$ | US$13.27 | – | 15th of 20 |
Weekend gaps in 2019
Gold had 51 weekend gaps in this data in 2019. The median gap was 0.08% either way. 4 gaps were 0.5% or more and 2 were 1% or more; 27 opened higher and 24 lower. The largest came after Friday 28 Jun 2019: -1.29% (-US$18.24).
What these numbers mean for an EA
A 2% move at the 2019 year-end price of US$1,520.46 is about US$30.41. In 2019 gold moved that much or more on 4 days out of 258. A grid or martingale EA that adds trades against the move carries the full move as open loss until price comes back, so the days in the table above are the days its floating drawdown was tested. You can enter a move of this size in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing, or check a live record against daily and max loss limits with the Prop Firm Rule Check.
Questions
How much did gold move on a normal day in 2019?
The median close-to-close move was 0.41% and the median high-low range was 0.945% (US$13.27).
What was gold's biggest day in 2019?
The best day was 2 Jul 2019 (+2.48%) and the worst day was 5 Sep 2019 (-2.17%).
Did gold go up or down in 2019?
Up: the last close of 2019 was US$1,520.46, +18.83% against the last close of 2018.