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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2005 up 3.23% at US$514.60. It traded between US$489.30 on 21 Dec 2005 and US$540.50 on 12 Dec 2005, and its biggest day was -2.32% on 14 Dec 2005. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Dec 2005) | US$491.50 |
| Last close (30 Dec 2005) | US$514.60 |
| Close before the month (29 Nov 2005) | US$498.50 |
| Month change | +3.23% · US$16.10 |
| Month high (12 Dec 2005) | US$540.50 |
| Month low (21 Dec 2005) | US$489.30 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$51.20 · 10.27% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.783% |
| Median daily range | 1.651% · US$8.50 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 22 Dec 2005 | +1.96% | US$9.70 |
| Worst day | 14 Dec 2005 | -2.32% | -US$12.00 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 Dec 2005 | 3.28% | US$16.50 |
December 2005 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 6th, median daily range 7th, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2005
The median daily range in December 2005 was 1.651%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 1.58). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of December 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2005 | US$503.80 | +1.06% | US$13.90 |
| 2 Dec 2005 | US$502.80 | -0.2% | US$6.50 |
| 5 Dec 2005 | US$508.50 | +1.13% | US$6.10 |
| 6 Dec 2005 | US$510.70 | +0.43% | US$7.40 |
| 7 Dec 2005 | US$514.70 | +0.78% | US$7.90 |
| 8 Dec 2005 | US$520.20 | +1.07% | US$8.50 |
| 9 Dec 2005 | US$525.70 | +1.06% | US$11.00 |
| 12 Dec 2005 | US$527.20 | +0.29% | US$14.30 |
| 13 Dec 2005 | US$517.10 | -1.92% | US$12.10 |
| 14 Dec 2005 | US$505.10 | -2.32% | US$11.40 |
| 15 Dec 2005 | US$501.20 | -0.77% | US$9.30 |
| 16 Dec 2005 | US$502.70 | +0.3% | US$14.20 |
| 19 Dec 2005 | US$503.50 | +0.16% | US$8.00 |
| 20 Dec 2005 | US$492.10 | -2.26% | US$16.50 |
| 21 Dec 2005 | US$494.30 | +0.45% | US$5.50 |
| 22 Dec 2005 | US$504.00 | +1.96% | US$11.00 |
| 23 Dec 2005 | US$502.30 | -0.34% | US$6.10 |
| 27 Dec 2005 | US$507.10 | +0.96% | US$3.20 |
| 28 Dec 2005 | US$516.50 | +1.85% | US$9.40 |
| 29 Dec 2005 | US$515.50 | -0.19% | US$7.20 |
| 30 Dec 2005 | US$514.60 | -0.17% | US$5.50 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 Dec 2005, covered US$16.50 from high to low; the median day covered US$8.50. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$16.50 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2005?
Up: the last close was US$514.60 on 30 Dec 2005, +3.23% (US$16.10) against US$498.50 on 29 Nov 2005.
What were gold's high and low in December 2005?
High US$540.50 on 12 Dec 2005, low US$489.30 on 21 Dec 2005, a span of US$51.20.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2005?
14 Dec 2005: -2.32% (-US$12.00) close to close.