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Gold (XAUUSD) in August 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended August 2012 up 4.76% at US$1,690.80. It traded between US$1,583.83 on 2 Aug 2012 and US$1,692.78 on 31 Aug 2012, and its biggest day was +2.16% on 31 Aug 2012. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 23 |
| First open (1 Aug 2012) | US$1,614.74 |
| Last close (31 Aug 2012) | US$1,690.80 |
| Close before the month (31 Jul 2012) | US$1,613.98 |
| Month change | +4.76% · US$76.82 |
| Month high (31 Aug 2012) | US$1,692.78 |
| Month low (2 Aug 2012) | US$1,583.83 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$108.95 · 6.75% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.508% |
| Median daily range | 1.055% · US$17.59 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 31 Aug 2012 | +2.16% | US$35.72 |
| Worst day | 1 Aug 2012 | -0.9% | -US$14.47 |
| Widest high-low day | 31 Aug 2012 | 2.83% | US$46.87 |
August 2012 against every August, 2005–2024
Ranked against August in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 5th, median daily range 13th, high-low span 10th. Across those years the strongest August was 2011 (+12.19%) and the weakest 2008 (-9.04%).
August inside 2012
The median daily range in August 2012 was 1.055%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 0.87). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of August 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2012 | US$1,599.51 | -0.9% | US$26.85 |
| 2 Aug 2012 | US$1,588.33 | -0.7% | US$31.12 |
| 3 Aug 2012 | US$1,602.24 | +0.88% | US$20.94 |
| 6 Aug 2012 | US$1,610.38 | +0.51% | US$14.59 |
| 7 Aug 2012 | US$1,612.00 | +0.1% | US$9.41 |
| 8 Aug 2012 | US$1,611.83 | -0.01% | US$13.30 |
| 9 Aug 2012 | US$1,616.75 | +0.31% | US$8.69 |
| 10 Aug 2012 | US$1,619.48 | +0.17% | US$20.93 |
| 13 Aug 2012 | US$1,609.53 | -0.61% | US$18.11 |
| 14 Aug 2012 | US$1,598.99 | -0.65% | US$27.06 |
| 15 Aug 2012 | US$1,603.17 | +0.26% | US$16.41 |
| 16 Aug 2012 | US$1,614.74 | +0.72% | US$18.10 |
| 17 Aug 2012 | US$1,614.76 | +0% | US$8.43 |
| 20 Aug 2012 | US$1,620.13 | +0.33% | US$12.53 |
| 21 Aug 2012 | US$1,637.33 | +1.06% | US$22.79 |
| 22 Aug 2012 | US$1,653.94 | +1.01% | US$21.41 |
| 23 Aug 2012 | US$1,670.55 | +1% | US$22.54 |
| 24 Aug 2012 | US$1,669.44 | -0.07% | US$11.05 |
| 27 Aug 2012 | US$1,664.20 | -0.31% | US$13.80 |
| 28 Aug 2012 | US$1,666.56 | +0.14% | US$15.16 |
| 29 Aug 2012 | US$1,656.03 | -0.63% | US$17.59 |
| 30 Aug 2012 | US$1,655.08 | -0.06% | US$12.83 |
| 31 Aug 2012 | US$1,690.80 | +2.16% | US$46.87 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 31 Aug 2012, covered US$46.87 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.59. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$46.87 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in August 2012?
Up: the last close was US$1,690.80 on 31 Aug 2012, +4.76% (US$76.82) against US$1,613.98 on 31 Jul 2012.
What were gold's high and low in August 2012?
High US$1,692.78 on 31 Aug 2012, low US$1,583.83 on 2 Aug 2012, a span of US$108.95.
What was gold's biggest day in August 2012?
31 Aug 2012: +2.16% (US$35.72) close to close.