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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2012 down 2.29% at US$1,674.87. It traded between US$1,635.44 on 21 Dec 2012 and US$1,723.27 on 12 Dec 2012, and its biggest day was -1.62% on 18 Dec 2012. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (3 Dec 2012) | US$1,714.96 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2012) | US$1,674.87 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2012) | US$1,714.13 |
| Month change | -2.29% · -US$39.26 |
| Month high (12 Dec 2012) | US$1,723.27 |
| Month low (21 Dec 2012) | US$1,635.44 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$87.83 · 5.12% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.227% |
| Median daily range | 0.901% · US$15.38 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 31 Dec 2012 | +1.19% | US$19.71 |
| Worst day | 18 Dec 2012 | -1.62% | -US$27.53 |
| Widest high-low day | 18 Dec 2012 | 2.49% | US$42.20 |
December 2012 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 17th, median daily range 17th, high-low span 15th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2012
The median daily range in December 2012 was 0.901%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 0.74). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of December 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2012 | US$1,715.53 | +0.08% | US$10.00 |
| 4 Dec 2012 | US$1,697.38 | -1.06% | US$26.12 |
| 5 Dec 2012 | US$1,693.74 | -0.21% | US$22.11 |
| 6 Dec 2012 | US$1,699.87 | +0.36% | US$17.31 |
| 7 Dec 2012 | US$1,703.59 | +0.22% | US$21.46 |
| 10 Dec 2012 | US$1,712.85 | +0.54% | US$14.60 |
| 11 Dec 2012 | US$1,709.91 | -0.17% | US$9.56 |
| 12 Dec 2012 | US$1,711.51 | +0.09% | US$16.16 |
| 13 Dec 2012 | US$1,697.22 | -0.83% | US$21.73 |
| 14 Dec 2012 | US$1,695.38 | -0.11% | US$7.23 |
| 17 Dec 2012 | US$1,698.01 | +0.16% | US$13.29 |
| 18 Dec 2012 | US$1,670.48 | -1.62% | US$42.20 |
| 19 Dec 2012 | US$1,666.83 | -0.22% | US$13.50 |
| 20 Dec 2012 | US$1,647.15 | -1.18% | US$36.30 |
| 21 Dec 2012 | US$1,657.04 | +0.6% | US$24.17 |
| 24 Dec 2012 | US$1,658.25 | +0.07% | US$13.99 |
| 26 Dec 2012 | US$1,659.96 | +0.1% | US$12.66 |
| 27 Dec 2012 | US$1,663.86 | +0.23% | US$12.81 |
| 28 Dec 2012 | US$1,655.16 | -0.52% | US$12.59 |
| 31 Dec 2012 | US$1,674.87 | +1.19% | US$19.39 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 18 Dec 2012, covered US$42.20 from high to low; the median day covered US$15.38. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$42.20 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2012?
Down: the last close was US$1,674.87 on 31 Dec 2012, -2.29% (-US$39.26) against US$1,714.13 on 30 Nov 2012.
What were gold's high and low in December 2012?
High US$1,723.27 on 12 Dec 2012, low US$1,635.44 on 21 Dec 2012, a span of US$87.83.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2012?
18 Dec 2012: -1.62% (-US$27.53) close to close.