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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2010: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2010 up 1.57% at US$1,408.13. It traded between US$1,361.19 on 16 Dec 2010 and US$1,430.88 on 7 Dec 2010, and its biggest day was +2.08% on 3 Dec 2010. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2010.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Dec 2010) | US$1,383.20 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2010) | US$1,408.13 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2010) | US$1,386.40 |
| Month change | +1.57% · US$21.73 |
| Month high (7 Dec 2010) | US$1,430.88 |
| Month low (16 Dec 2010) | US$1,361.19 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$69.69 · 5.03% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.434% |
| Median daily range | 1.094% · US$15.18 |
| Median daily range for all of 2010 | 1.386% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 3 Dec 2010 | +2.08% | US$28.75 |
| Worst day | 7 Dec 2010 | -1.54% | -US$21.85 |
| Widest high-low day | 7 Dec 2010 | 2.46% | US$35.00 |
December 2010 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 11th, median daily range 13th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2010
The median daily range in December 2010 was 1.094%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2010 (1.386%; ratio 0.79). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2010. The full year is on the gold in 2010 page.
Every trading day of December 2010
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2010 | US$1,386.60 | +0.01% | US$14.90 |
| 2 Dec 2010 | US$1,384.65 | -0.14% | US$15.45 |
| 3 Dec 2010 | US$1,413.40 | +2.08% | US$30.05 |
| 6 Dec 2010 | US$1,422.75 | +0.66% | US$18.50 |
| 7 Dec 2010 | US$1,400.90 | -1.54% | US$35.00 |
| 8 Dec 2010 | US$1,381.00 | -1.42% | US$31.85 |
| 9 Dec 2010 | US$1,387.15 | +0.45% | US$13.55 |
| 10 Dec 2010 | US$1,385.70 | -0.1% | US$20.00 |
| 14 Dec 2010 | US$1,395.40 | +0.7% | US$16.10 |
| 15 Dec 2010 | US$1,380.60 | -1.06% | US$19.30 |
| 16 Dec 2010 | US$1,370.95 | -0.7% | US$25.01 |
| 17 Dec 2010 | US$1,374.85 | +0.28% | US$14.00 |
| 20 Dec 2010 | US$1,385.01 | +0.74% | US$12.03 |
| 21 Dec 2010 | US$1,385.28 | +0.02% | US$10.94 |
| 22 Dec 2010 | US$1,385.15 | -0.01% | US$7.87 |
| 23 Dec 2010 | US$1,379.65 | -0.4% | US$16.05 |
| 24 Dec 2010 | US$1,383.00 | +0.24% | US$6.57 |
| 27 Dec 2010 | US$1,383.29 | +0.02% | US$8.28 |
| 28 Dec 2010 | US$1,405.30 | +1.59% | US$21.66 |
| 29 Dec 2010 | US$1,411.25 | +0.42% | US$12.73 |
| 30 Dec 2010 | US$1,404.37 | -0.49% | US$11.73 |
| 31 Dec 2010 | US$1,408.13 | +0.27% | US$3.60 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 7 Dec 2010, covered US$35.00 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.18. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$35.00 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2010?
Up: the last close was US$1,408.13 on 31 Dec 2010, +1.57% (US$21.73) against US$1,386.40 on 30 Nov 2010.
What were gold's high and low in December 2010?
High US$1,430.88 on 7 Dec 2010, low US$1,361.19 on 16 Dec 2010, a span of US$69.69.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2010?
3 Dec 2010: +2.08% (US$28.75) close to close.