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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2012 down 2.41% at US$1,696.35. It traded between US$1,685.96 on 29 Feb 2012 and US$1,790.56 on 29 Feb 2012, and its biggest day was -4.92% on 29 Feb 2012. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Feb 2012) | US$1,738.07 |
| Last close (29 Feb 2012) | US$1,696.35 |
| Close before the month (31 Jan 2012) | US$1,738.18 |
| Month change | -2.41% · -US$41.83 |
| Month high (29 Feb 2012) | US$1,790.56 |
| Month low (29 Feb 2012) | US$1,685.96 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$104.60 · 6.02% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.438% |
| Median daily range | 1.387% · US$24.51 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 7 Feb 2012 | +1.47% | US$25.26 |
| Worst day | 29 Feb 2012 | -4.92% | -US$87.70 |
| Widest high-low day | 29 Feb 2012 | 5.86% | US$104.60 |
February 2012 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 7th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2012
The median daily range in February 2012 was 1.387%, which is wider than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 1.14). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of February 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2012 | US$1,743.75 | +0.32% | US$18.61 |
| 2 Feb 2012 | US$1,759.19 | +0.89% | US$20.02 |
| 3 Feb 2012 | US$1,725.37 | -1.92% | US$39.70 |
| 6 Feb 2012 | US$1,719.79 | -0.32% | US$26.36 |
| 7 Feb 2012 | US$1,745.05 | +1.47% | US$39.74 |
| 8 Feb 2012 | US$1,733.10 | -0.68% | US$28.04 |
| 9 Feb 2012 | US$1,729.99 | -0.18% | US$26.79 |
| 10 Feb 2012 | US$1,721.39 | -0.5% | US$29.97 |
| 13 Feb 2012 | US$1,722.75 | +0.08% | US$17.18 |
| 14 Feb 2012 | US$1,720.59 | -0.13% | US$15.66 |
| 15 Feb 2012 | US$1,727.95 | +0.43% | US$18.91 |
| 16 Feb 2012 | US$1,728.26 | +0.02% | US$24.61 |
| 17 Feb 2012 | US$1,722.87 | -0.31% | US$18.74 |
| 20 Feb 2012 | US$1,734.44 | +0.67% | US$9.47 |
| 21 Feb 2012 | US$1,759.45 | +1.44% | US$29.34 |
| 22 Feb 2012 | US$1,776.05 | +0.94% | US$32.36 |
| 23 Feb 2012 | US$1,779.85 | +0.21% | US$15.05 |
| 24 Feb 2012 | US$1,772.05 | -0.44% | US$12.38 |
| 27 Feb 2012 | US$1,767.15 | -0.28% | US$17.87 |
| 28 Feb 2012 | US$1,784.05 | +0.96% | US$24.51 |
| 29 Feb 2012 | US$1,696.35 | -4.92% | US$104.60 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 29 Feb 2012, covered US$104.60 from high to low; the median day covered US$24.51. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$104.60 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2012?
Down: the last close was US$1,696.35 on 29 Feb 2012, -2.41% (-US$41.83) against US$1,738.18 on 31 Jan 2012.
What were gold's high and low in February 2012?
High US$1,790.56 on 29 Feb 2012, low US$1,685.96 on 29 Feb 2012, a span of US$104.60.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2012?
29 Feb 2012: -4.92% (-US$87.70) close to close.