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Gold (XAUUSD) in May 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended May 2012 down 6.22% at US$1,560.90. It traded between US$1,526.96 on 16 May 2012 and US$1,671.45 on 1 May 2012, and its biggest day was +2.31% on 17 May 2012. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 May 2012) | US$1,664.55 |
| Last close (31 May 2012) | US$1,560.90 |
| Close before the month (30 Apr 2012) | US$1,664.42 |
| Month change | -6.22% · -US$103.52 |
| Month high (1 May 2012) | US$1,671.45 |
| Month low (16 May 2012) | US$1,526.96 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$144.49 · 8.68% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.515% |
| Median daily range | 1.465% · US$22.83 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 15 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 17 May 2012 | +2.31% | US$35.47 |
| Worst day | 8 May 2012 | -2.04% | -US$33.38 |
| Widest high-low day | 8 May 2012 | 2.66% | US$43.50 |
May 2012 against every May, 2005–2024
Ranked against May in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 20th, median daily range 7th, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest May was 2009 (+10.42%) and the weakest 2012 (-6.22%).
May inside 2012
The median daily range in May 2012 was 1.465%, which is wider than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 1.21). By median daily range it was the 2nd widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of May 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2012 | US$1,661.56 | -0.17% | US$13.86 |
| 2 May 2012 | US$1,653.00 | -0.52% | US$16.09 |
| 3 May 2012 | US$1,636.24 | -1.01% | US$22.33 |
| 4 May 2012 | US$1,641.17 | +0.3% | US$20.68 |
| 7 May 2012 | US$1,638.37 | -0.17% | US$10.47 |
| 8 May 2012 | US$1,604.99 | -2.04% | US$43.50 |
| 9 May 2012 | US$1,589.78 | -0.95% | US$26.85 |
| 10 May 2012 | US$1,593.63 | +0.24% | US$16.22 |
| 11 May 2012 | US$1,579.11 | -0.91% | US$20.46 |
| 14 May 2012 | US$1,556.26 | -1.45% | US$29.52 |
| 15 May 2012 | US$1,543.75 | -0.8% | US$22.73 |
| 16 May 2012 | US$1,538.13 | -0.36% | US$25.26 |
| 17 May 2012 | US$1,573.60 | +2.31% | US$41.52 |
| 18 May 2012 | US$1,592.18 | +1.18% | US$29.65 |
| 21 May 2012 | US$1,593.42 | +0.08% | US$14.34 |
| 22 May 2012 | US$1,568.14 | -1.59% | US$33.07 |
| 23 May 2012 | US$1,561.07 | -0.45% | US$35.51 |
| 24 May 2012 | US$1,558.73 | -0.15% | US$26.35 |
| 25 May 2012 | US$1,572.56 | +0.89% | US$22.83 |
| 28 May 2012 | US$1,573.74 | +0.08% | US$12.50 |
| 29 May 2012 | US$1,554.86 | -1.2% | US$33.50 |
| 30 May 2012 | US$1,562.61 | +0.5% | US$36.07 |
| 31 May 2012 | US$1,560.90 | -0.11% | US$20.82 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 8 May 2012, covered US$43.50 from high to low; the median day covered US$22.83. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$43.50 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in May 2012?
Down: the last close was US$1,560.90 on 31 May 2012, -6.22% (-US$103.52) against US$1,664.42 on 30 Apr 2012.
What were gold's high and low in May 2012?
High US$1,671.45 on 1 May 2012, low US$1,526.96 on 16 May 2012, a span of US$144.49.
What was gold's biggest day in May 2012?
17 May 2012: +2.31% (US$35.47) close to close.