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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2006: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2006 down 1.7% at US$636.20. It traded between US$611.10 on 18 Dec 2006 and US$649.60 on 1 Dec 2006, and its biggest day was -2.2% on 15 Dec 2006. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2006.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Dec 2006) | US$646.10 |
| Last close (29 Dec 2006) | US$636.20 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2006) | US$647.20 |
| Month change | -1.7% · -US$11.00 |
| Month high (1 Dec 2006) | US$649.60 |
| Month low (18 Dec 2006) | US$611.10 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$38.50 · 5.95% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.439% |
| Median daily range | 1.093% · US$6.80 |
| Median daily range for all of 2006 | 1.929% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 19 Dec 2006 | +1.22% | US$7.50 |
| Worst day | 15 Dec 2006 | -2.2% | -US$13.80 |
| Widest high-low day | 8 Dec 2006 | 2.37% | US$15.00 |
December 2006 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 15th, median daily range 14th, high-low span 10th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2006
The median daily range in December 2006 was 1.093%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2006 (1.929%; ratio 0.57). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2006. The full year is on the gold in 2006 page.
Every trading day of December 2006
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2006 | US$645.00 | -0.34% | US$6.40 |
| 4 Dec 2006 | US$645.70 | +0.11% | US$7.50 |
| 5 Dec 2006 | US$641.20 | -0.7% | US$10.00 |
| 6 Dec 2006 | US$630.70 | -1.64% | US$13.40 |
| 7 Dec 2006 | US$632.20 | +0.24% | US$9.10 |
| 8 Dec 2006 | US$624.60 | -1.2% | US$15.00 |
| 11 Dec 2006 | US$629.20 | +0.74% | US$7.50 |
| 12 Dec 2006 | US$629.00 | -0.03% | US$4.50 |
| 13 Dec 2006 | US$628.20 | -0.13% | US$7.00 |
| 14 Dec 2006 | US$628.50 | +0.05% | US$4.00 |
| 15 Dec 2006 | US$614.70 | -2.2% | US$14.60 |
| 18 Dec 2006 | US$614.70 | +0% | US$6.60 |
| 19 Dec 2006 | US$622.20 | +1.22% | US$8.00 |
| 20 Dec 2006 | US$621.10 | -0.18% | US$6.00 |
| 21 Dec 2006 | US$618.10 | -0.48% | US$4.60 |
| 22 Dec 2006 | US$619.20 | +0.18% | US$3.50 |
| 26 Dec 2006 | US$624.10 | +0.79% | US$5.90 |
| 27 Dec 2006 | US$627.20 | +0.5% | US$5.10 |
| 28 Dec 2006 | US$633.70 | +1.04% | US$9.30 |
| 29 Dec 2006 | US$636.20 | +0.39% | US$4.60 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 8 Dec 2006, covered US$15.00 from high to low; the median day covered US$6.80. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$15.00 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2006?
Down: the last close was US$636.20 on 29 Dec 2006, -1.7% (-US$11.00) against US$647.20 on 30 Nov 2006.
What were gold's high and low in December 2006?
High US$649.60 on 1 Dec 2006, low US$611.10 on 18 Dec 2006, a span of US$38.50.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2006?
15 Dec 2006: -2.2% (-US$13.80) close to close.