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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2013: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2013 down 3.56% at US$1,208.26. It traded between US$1,182.42 on 31 Dec 2013 and US$1,267.76 on 10 Dec 2013, and its biggest day was -2.65% on 2 Dec 2013. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2013.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Dec 2013) | US$1,249.50 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2013) | US$1,208.26 |
| Close before the month (29 Nov 2013) | US$1,252.92 |
| Month change | -3.56% · -US$44.66 |
| Month high (10 Dec 2013) | US$1,267.76 |
| Month low (31 Dec 2013) | US$1,182.42 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$85.34 · 6.81% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 1.001% |
| Median daily range | 1.73% · US$20.99 |
| Median daily range for all of 2013 | 1.559% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 11 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Dec 2013 | +1.66% | US$20.36 |
| Worst day | 2 Dec 2013 | -2.65% | -US$33.15 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 Dec 2013 | 3.25% | US$39.78 |
December 2013 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 5th, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2013
The median daily range in December 2013 was 1.73%, which is wider than the median for all of 2013 (1.559%; ratio 1.11). By median daily range it was the 6th widest of the 12 months of 2013. The full year is on the gold in 2013 page.
Every trading day of December 2013
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2013 | US$1,219.77 | -2.65% | US$31.98 |
| 3 Dec 2013 | US$1,223.12 | +0.27% | US$10.93 |
| 4 Dec 2013 | US$1,243.48 | +1.66% | US$39.78 |
| 5 Dec 2013 | US$1,224.81 | -1.5% | US$25.65 |
| 6 Dec 2013 | US$1,228.61 | +0.31% | US$31.83 |
| 9 Dec 2013 | US$1,240.34 | +0.95% | US$17.79 |
| 10 Dec 2013 | US$1,260.87 | +1.66% | US$29.91 |
| 11 Dec 2013 | US$1,251.08 | -0.78% | US$12.20 |
| 12 Dec 2013 | US$1,225.35 | -2.06% | US$33.03 |
| 13 Dec 2013 | US$1,238.41 | +1.07% | US$18.11 |
| 16 Dec 2013 | US$1,241.16 | +0.22% | US$24.11 |
| 17 Dec 2013 | US$1,230.89 | -0.83% | US$20.59 |
| 18 Dec 2013 | US$1,217.81 | -1.06% | US$28.39 |
| 19 Dec 2013 | US$1,189.70 | -2.31% | US$39.32 |
| 20 Dec 2013 | US$1,202.93 | +1.11% | US$18.67 |
| 23 Dec 2013 | US$1,198.56 | -0.36% | US$13.47 |
| 24 Dec 2013 | US$1,202.91 | +0.36% | US$6.92 |
| 26 Dec 2013 | US$1,210.39 | +0.62% | US$11.65 |
| 27 Dec 2013 | US$1,213.13 | +0.23% | US$10.08 |
| 30 Dec 2013 | US$1,196.29 | -1.39% | US$20.99 |
| 31 Dec 2013 | US$1,208.26 | +1% | US$32.12 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 Dec 2013, covered US$39.78 from high to low; the median day covered US$20.99. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$39.78 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2013?
Down: the last close was US$1,208.26 on 31 Dec 2013, -3.56% (-US$44.66) against US$1,252.92 on 29 Nov 2013.
What were gold's high and low in December 2013?
High US$1,267.76 on 10 Dec 2013, low US$1,182.42 on 31 Dec 2013, a span of US$85.34.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2013?
2 Dec 2013: -2.65% (-US$33.15) close to close.