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Gold (XAUUSD) in January 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended January 2012 up 11.13% at US$1,738.18. It traded between US$1,566.07 on 3 Jan 2012 and US$1,747.52 on 31 Jan 2012, and its biggest day was +2.66% on 25 Jan 2012. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (3 Jan 2012) | US$1,567.37 |
| Last close (31 Jan 2012) | US$1,738.18 |
| Close before the month (30 Dec 2011) | US$1,564.11 |
| Month change | +11.13% · US$174.07 |
| Month high (31 Jan 2012) | US$1,747.52 |
| Month low (3 Jan 2012) | US$1,566.07 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$181.45 · 11.6% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.551% |
| Median daily range | 1.364% · US$22.71 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 15 / 6 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 25 Jan 2012 | +2.66% | US$44.26 |
| Worst day | 13 Jan 2012 | -0.69% | -US$11.34 |
| Widest high-low day | 25 Jan 2012 | 3.84% | US$64.02 |
January 2012 against every January, 2005–2024
Ranked against January in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 2nd, median daily range 10th, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest January was 2008 (+11.14%) and the weakest 2011 (-5.38%).
January inside 2012
The median daily range in January 2012 was 1.364%, which is wider than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 1.12). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of January 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2012 | US$1,603.13 | +2.49% | US$41.20 |
| 4 Jan 2012 | US$1,611.60 | +0.53% | US$25.75 |
| 5 Jan 2012 | US$1,621.88 | +0.64% | US$28.92 |
| 6 Jan 2012 | US$1,616.55 | -0.33% | US$22.71 |
| 9 Jan 2012 | US$1,610.63 | -0.37% | US$18.58 |
| 10 Jan 2012 | US$1,632.45 | +1.35% | US$31.98 |
| 11 Jan 2012 | US$1,640.51 | +0.49% | US$17.02 |
| 12 Jan 2012 | US$1,649.55 | +0.55% | US$21.93 |
| 13 Jan 2012 | US$1,638.21 | -0.69% | US$24.29 |
| 16 Jan 2012 | US$1,643.38 | +0.32% | US$15.60 |
| 17 Jan 2012 | US$1,651.75 | +0.51% | US$26.06 |
| 18 Jan 2012 | US$1,659.67 | +0.48% | US$19.82 |
| 19 Jan 2012 | US$1,657.45 | -0.13% | US$20.91 |
| 20 Jan 2012 | US$1,666.81 | +0.56% | US$21.98 |
| 23 Jan 2012 | US$1,677.15 | +0.62% | US$18.84 |
| 24 Jan 2012 | US$1,665.65 | -0.69% | US$18.16 |
| 25 Jan 2012 | US$1,709.91 | +2.66% | US$64.02 |
| 26 Jan 2012 | US$1,720.52 | +0.62% | US$27.42 |
| 27 Jan 2012 | US$1,738.65 | +1.05% | US$25.47 |
| 30 Jan 2012 | US$1,729.55 | -0.52% | US$23.72 |
| 31 Jan 2012 | US$1,738.18 | +0.5% | US$21.34 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 25 Jan 2012, covered US$64.02 from high to low; the median day covered US$22.71. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$64.02 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in January 2012?
Up: the last close was US$1,738.18 on 31 Jan 2012, +11.13% (US$174.07) against US$1,564.11 on 30 Dec 2011.
What were gold's high and low in January 2012?
High US$1,747.52 on 31 Jan 2012, low US$1,566.07 on 3 Jan 2012, a span of US$181.45.
What was gold's biggest day in January 2012?
25 Jan 2012: +2.66% (US$44.26) close to close.