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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2011 down 10.42% at US$1,564.11. It traded between US$1,522.64 on 29 Dec 2011 and US$1,763.03 on 2 Dec 2011, and its biggest day was -3.56% on 14 Dec 2011. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Dec 2011) | US$1,747.83 |
| Last close (30 Dec 2011) | US$1,564.11 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2011) | US$1,746.03 |
| Month change | -10.42% · -US$181.92 |
| Month high (2 Dec 2011) | US$1,763.03 |
| Month low (29 Dec 2011) | US$1,522.64 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$240.39 · 13.77% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.749% |
| Median daily range | 1.903% · US$30.90 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 4 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 16 Dec 2011 | +1.86% | US$29.23 |
| Worst day | 14 Dec 2011 | -3.56% | -US$58.02 |
| Widest high-low day | 14 Dec 2011 | 4.77% | US$77.79 |
December 2011 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 20th, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 2nd. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2011
The median daily range in December 2011 was 1.903%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 1.25). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of December 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2011 | US$1,744.49 | -0.09% | US$20.62 |
| 2 Dec 2011 | US$1,745.82 | +0.08% | US$25.12 |
| 5 Dec 2011 | US$1,722.71 | -1.32% | US$36.80 |
| 6 Dec 2011 | US$1,728.65 | +0.34% | US$30.90 |
| 7 Dec 2011 | US$1,741.60 | +0.75% | US$22.69 |
| 8 Dec 2011 | US$1,707.94 | -1.93% | US$52.09 |
| 9 Dec 2011 | US$1,710.48 | +0.15% | US$20.66 |
| 12 Dec 2011 | US$1,666.51 | -2.57% | US$57.20 |
| 13 Dec 2011 | US$1,631.42 | -2.11% | US$55.54 |
| 14 Dec 2011 | US$1,573.40 | -3.56% | US$77.79 |
| 15 Dec 2011 | US$1,569.41 | -0.25% | US$33.63 |
| 16 Dec 2011 | US$1,598.64 | +1.86% | US$29.87 |
| 19 Dec 2011 | US$1,593.86 | -0.3% | US$25.40 |
| 20 Dec 2011 | US$1,614.55 | +1.3% | US$26.24 |
| 21 Dec 2011 | US$1,614.81 | +0.02% | US$35.96 |
| 22 Dec 2011 | US$1,605.73 | -0.56% | US$19.06 |
| 23 Dec 2011 | US$1,606.56 | +0.05% | US$11.13 |
| 27 Dec 2011 | US$1,593.01 | -0.84% | US$15.96 |
| 28 Dec 2011 | US$1,555.75 | -2.34% | US$43.31 |
| 29 Dec 2011 | US$1,545.38 | -0.67% | US$38.36 |
| 30 Dec 2011 | US$1,564.11 | +1.21% | US$34.80 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 14 Dec 2011, covered US$77.79 from high to low; the median day covered US$30.90. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$77.79 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2011?
Down: the last close was US$1,564.11 on 30 Dec 2011, -10.42% (-US$181.92) against US$1,746.03 on 30 Nov 2011.
What were gold's high and low in December 2011?
High US$1,763.03 on 2 Dec 2011, low US$1,522.64 on 29 Dec 2011, a span of US$240.39.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2011?
14 Dec 2011: -3.56% (-US$58.02) close to close.