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Gold (XAUUSD) in July 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended July 2012 up 1.09% at US$1,613.98. It traded between US$1,554.94 on 12 Jul 2012 and US$1,629.38 on 27 Jul 2012, and its biggest day was +1.5% on 25 Jul 2012. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (2 Jul 2012) | US$1,597.61 |
| Last close (31 Jul 2012) | US$1,613.98 |
| Close before the month (29 Jun 2012) | US$1,596.56 |
| Month change | +1.09% · US$17.42 |
| Month high (27 Jul 2012) | US$1,629.38 |
| Month low (12 Jul 2012) | US$1,554.94 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$74.44 · 4.66% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.458% |
| Median daily range | 1.184% · US$18.68 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 25 Jul 2012 | +1.5% | US$23.65 |
| Worst day | 6 Jul 2012 | -1.34% | -US$21.50 |
| Widest high-low day | 10 Jul 2012 | 2.32% | US$36.75 |
July 2012 against every July, 2005–2024
Ranked against July in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 12th, median daily range 10th, high-low span 16th. Across those years the strongest July was 2020 (+10.92%) and the weakest 2015 (-6.52%).
July inside 2012
The median daily range in July 2012 was 1.184%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 0.97). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of July 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2012 | US$1,597.02 | +0.03% | US$15.29 |
| 3 Jul 2012 | US$1,617.13 | +1.26% | US$30.11 |
| 4 Jul 2012 | US$1,614.98 | -0.13% | US$8.85 |
| 5 Jul 2012 | US$1,604.00 | -0.68% | US$26.27 |
| 6 Jul 2012 | US$1,582.50 | -1.34% | US$33.29 |
| 9 Jul 2012 | US$1,587.42 | +0.31% | US$16.37 |
| 10 Jul 2012 | US$1,566.21 | -1.34% | US$36.75 |
| 11 Jul 2012 | US$1,575.71 | +0.61% | US$16.36 |
| 12 Jul 2012 | US$1,571.38 | -0.27% | US$22.92 |
| 13 Jul 2012 | US$1,588.72 | +1.1% | US$30.83 |
| 16 Jul 2012 | US$1,589.12 | +0.03% | US$16.84 |
| 17 Jul 2012 | US$1,582.68 | -0.41% | US$27.37 |
| 18 Jul 2012 | US$1,573.18 | -0.6% | US$18.25 |
| 19 Jul 2012 | US$1,580.87 | +0.49% | US$19.11 |
| 20 Jul 2012 | US$1,583.53 | +0.17% | US$13.21 |
| 23 Jul 2012 | US$1,576.97 | -0.41% | US$19.68 |
| 24 Jul 2012 | US$1,580.53 | +0.23% | US$15.69 |
| 25 Jul 2012 | US$1,604.18 | +1.5% | US$31.70 |
| 26 Jul 2012 | US$1,615.43 | +0.7% | US$20.62 |
| 27 Jul 2012 | US$1,622.35 | +0.43% | US$17.64 |
| 30 Jul 2012 | US$1,621.88 | -0.03% | US$11.64 |
| 31 Jul 2012 | US$1,613.98 | -0.49% | US$17.08 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 10 Jul 2012, covered US$36.75 from high to low; the median day covered US$18.68. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$36.75 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in July 2012?
Up: the last close was US$1,613.98 on 31 Jul 2012, +1.09% (US$17.42) against US$1,596.56 on 29 Jun 2012.
What were gold's high and low in July 2012?
High US$1,629.38 on 27 Jul 2012, low US$1,554.94 on 12 Jul 2012, a span of US$74.44.
What was gold's biggest day in July 2012?
25 Jul 2012: +1.5% (US$23.65) close to close.