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Gold (XAUUSD) in March 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended March 2012 down 1.73% at US$1,666.95. It traded between US$1,628.08 on 22 Mar 2012 and US$1,724.10 on 2 Mar 2012, and its biggest day was -1.88% on 6 Mar 2012. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Mar 2012) | US$1,716.46 |
| Last close (30 Mar 2012) | US$1,666.95 |
| Close before the month (29 Feb 2012) | US$1,696.35 |
| Month change | -1.73% · -US$29.40 |
| Month high (2 Mar 2012) | US$1,724.10 |
| Month low (22 Mar 2012) | US$1,628.08 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$96.02 · 5.66% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.802% |
| Median daily range | 1.368% · US$23.11 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 26 Mar 2012 | +1.77% | US$29.40 |
| Worst day | 6 Mar 2012 | -1.88% | -US$32.01 |
| Widest high-low day | 14 Mar 2012 | 2.86% | US$47.80 |
March 2012 against every March, 2005–2024
Ranked against March in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 10th, high-low span 12th. Across those years the strongest March was 2024 (+9.23%) and the weakest 2008 (-5.93%).
March inside 2012
The median daily range in March 2012 was 1.368%, which is wider than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 1.13). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of March 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2012 | US$1,711.38 | +0.89% | US$19.35 |
| 5 Mar 2012 | US$1,706.25 | -0.3% | US$23.11 |
| 6 Mar 2012 | US$1,674.24 | -1.88% | US$46.03 |
| 7 Mar 2012 | US$1,684.55 | +0.62% | US$16.96 |
| 8 Mar 2012 | US$1,699.80 | +0.91% | US$21.16 |
| 9 Mar 2012 | US$1,713.69 | +0.82% | US$38.25 |
| 12 Mar 2012 | US$1,700.97 | -0.74% | US$21.62 |
| 13 Mar 2012 | US$1,673.67 | -1.6% | US$43.72 |
| 14 Mar 2012 | US$1,644.17 | -1.76% | US$47.80 |
| 15 Mar 2012 | US$1,658.21 | +0.85% | US$30.46 |
| 16 Mar 2012 | US$1,659.31 | +0.07% | US$25.09 |
| 19 Mar 2012 | US$1,663.86 | +0.27% | US$17.42 |
| 20 Mar 2012 | US$1,650.51 | -0.8% | US$22.76 |
| 21 Mar 2012 | US$1,650.05 | -0.03% | US$15.26 |
| 22 Mar 2012 | US$1,645.54 | -0.27% | US$28.18 |
| 23 Mar 2012 | US$1,661.26 | +0.96% | US$24.40 |
| 26 Mar 2012 | US$1,690.66 | +1.77% | US$38.03 |
| 27 Mar 2012 | US$1,680.27 | -0.61% | US$17.48 |
| 28 Mar 2012 | US$1,663.18 | -1.02% | US$29.57 |
| 29 Mar 2012 | US$1,661.28 | -0.11% | US$19.65 |
| 30 Mar 2012 | US$1,666.95 | +0.34% | US$11.02 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 14 Mar 2012, covered US$47.80 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.11. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$47.80 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in March 2012?
Down: the last close was US$1,666.95 on 30 Mar 2012, -1.73% (-US$29.40) against US$1,696.35 on 29 Feb 2012.
What were gold's high and low in March 2012?
High US$1,724.10 on 2 Mar 2012, low US$1,628.08 on 22 Mar 2012, a span of US$96.02.
What was gold's biggest day in March 2012?
6 Mar 2012: -1.88% (-US$32.01) close to close.