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Gold (XAUUSD) in June 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended June 2012 up 2.28% at US$1,596.56. It traded between US$1,544.92 on 1 Jun 2012 and US$1,640.63 on 6 Jun 2012, and its biggest day was +3.98% on 1 Jun 2012. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Jun 2012) | US$1,559.49 |
| Last close (29 Jun 2012) | US$1,596.56 |
| Close before the month (31 May 2012) | US$1,560.90 |
| Month change | +2.28% · US$35.66 |
| Month high (6 Jun 2012) | US$1,640.63 |
| Month low (1 Jun 2012) | US$1,544.92 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$95.71 · 6.13% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.464% |
| Median daily range | 1.566% · US$25.32 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 8 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Jun 2012 | +3.98% | US$62.14 |
| Worst day | 21 Jun 2012 | -2.45% | -US$39.38 |
| Widest high-low day | 1 Jun 2012 | 5.42% | US$84.61 |
June 2012 against every June, 2005–2024
Ranked against June in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 5th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest June was 2016 (+8.76%) and the weakest 2013 (-11.01%).
June inside 2012
The median daily range in June 2012 was 1.566%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 1.29). By median daily range it was the widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of June 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2012 | US$1,623.04 | +3.98% | US$84.61 |
| 4 Jun 2012 | US$1,618.89 | -0.26% | US$19.49 |
| 5 Jun 2012 | US$1,617.26 | -0.1% | US$12.10 |
| 6 Jun 2012 | US$1,618.74 | +0.09% | US$25.32 |
| 7 Jun 2012 | US$1,589.47 | -1.81% | US$50.49 |
| 8 Jun 2012 | US$1,592.32 | +0.18% | US$33.88 |
| 11 Jun 2012 | US$1,597.29 | +0.31% | US$26.36 |
| 12 Jun 2012 | US$1,609.30 | +0.75% | US$31.37 |
| 13 Jun 2012 | US$1,616.77 | +0.46% | US$18.79 |
| 14 Jun 2012 | US$1,622.67 | +0.36% | US$18.63 |
| 15 Jun 2012 | US$1,623.99 | +0.08% | US$14.40 |
| 18 Jun 2012 | US$1,627.65 | +0.23% | US$27.30 |
| 19 Jun 2012 | US$1,618.10 | -0.59% | US$15.79 |
| 20 Jun 2012 | US$1,605.88 | -0.76% | US$32.55 |
| 21 Jun 2012 | US$1,566.50 | -2.45% | US$42.67 |
| 22 Jun 2012 | US$1,571.29 | +0.31% | US$15.10 |
| 25 Jun 2012 | US$1,584.69 | +0.85% | US$21.93 |
| 26 Jun 2012 | US$1,571.87 | -0.81% | US$18.95 |
| 27 Jun 2012 | US$1,574.13 | +0.14% | US$20.39 |
| 28 Jun 2012 | US$1,552.53 | -1.37% | US$30.97 |
| 29 Jun 2012 | US$1,596.56 | +2.84% | US$55.73 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 1 Jun 2012, covered US$84.61 from high to low; the median day covered US$25.32. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$84.61 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in June 2012?
Up: the last close was US$1,596.56 on 29 Jun 2012, +2.28% (US$35.66) against US$1,560.90 on 31 May 2012.
What were gold's high and low in June 2012?
High US$1,640.63 on 6 Jun 2012, low US$1,544.92 on 1 Jun 2012, a span of US$95.71.
What was gold's biggest day in June 2012?
1 Jun 2012: +3.98% (US$62.14) close to close.