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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2007: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2007 up 6.27% at US$831.80. It traded between US$776.80 on 3 Dec 2007 and US$841.80 on 31 Dec 2007, and its biggest day was +2.12% on 12 Dec 2007. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2007.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 19 |
| First open (3 Dec 2007) | US$784.60 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2007) | US$831.80 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2007) | US$782.70 |
| Month change | +6.27% · US$49.10 |
| Month high (31 Dec 2007) | US$841.80 |
| Month low (3 Dec 2007) | US$776.80 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$65.00 · 8.3% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.87% |
| Median daily range | 1.961% · US$15.70 |
| Median daily range for all of 2007 | 1.417% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 12 Dec 2007 | +2.12% | US$16.90 |
| Worst day | 13 Dec 2007 | -2.09% | -US$17.00 |
| Widest high-low day | 6 Dec 2007 | 2.59% | US$20.60 |
December 2007 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 2nd, median daily range 2nd, high-low span 6th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2007
The median daily range in December 2007 was 1.961%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2007 (1.417%; ratio 1.38). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2007. The full year is on the gold in 2007 page.
Every trading day of December 2007
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2007 | US$794.30 | +1.48% | US$17.70 |
| 4 Dec 2007 | US$800.60 | +0.79% | US$18.80 |
| 5 Dec 2007 | US$794.80 | -0.72% | US$15.70 |
| 6 Dec 2007 | US$800.80 | +0.75% | US$20.60 |
| 7 Dec 2007 | US$794.40 | -0.8% | US$14.10 |
| 10 Dec 2007 | US$808.20 | +1.74% | US$17.90 |
| 11 Dec 2007 | US$796.10 | -1.5% | US$17.70 |
| 12 Dec 2007 | US$813.00 | +2.12% | US$16.30 |
| 13 Dec 2007 | US$796.00 | -2.09% | US$20.10 |
| 14 Dec 2007 | US$794.40 | -0.2% | US$15.70 |
| 17 Dec 2007 | US$793.50 | -0.11% | US$13.70 |
| 18 Dec 2007 | US$801.80 | +1.05% | US$16.20 |
| 19 Dec 2007 | US$802.30 | +0.06% | US$6.80 |
| 20 Dec 2007 | US$795.70 | -0.82% | US$9.20 |
| 21 Dec 2007 | US$811.20 | +1.95% | US$15.60 |
| 24 Dec 2007 | US$812.40 | +0.15% | US$7.30 |
| 26 Dec 2007 | US$822.90 | +1.29% | US$12.50 |
| 28 Dec 2007 | US$839.10 | +1.97% | US$15.80 |
| 31 Dec 2007 | US$831.80 | -0.87% | US$13.30 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 6 Dec 2007, covered US$20.60 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.70. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$20.60 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2007?
Up: the last close was US$831.80 on 31 Dec 2007, +6.27% (US$49.10) against US$782.70 on 30 Nov 2007.
What were gold's high and low in December 2007?
High US$841.80 on 31 Dec 2007, low US$776.80 on 3 Dec 2007, a span of US$65.00.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2007?
12 Dec 2007: +2.12% (US$16.90) close to close.