Investezo › Gold months › 2015 › December
Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2015: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2015 down 0.33% at US$1,060.81. It traded between US$1,046.23 on 3 Dec 2015 and US$1,088.78 on 4 Dec 2015, and its biggest day was +2.32% on 4 Dec 2015. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2015.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Dec 2015) | US$1,064.81 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2015) | US$1,060.81 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2015) | US$1,064.37 |
| Month change | -0.33% · -US$3.56 |
| Month high (4 Dec 2015) | US$1,088.78 |
| Month low (3 Dec 2015) | US$1,046.23 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$42.55 · 4% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.606% |
| Median daily range | 1.338% · US$14.35 |
| Median daily range for all of 2015 | 1.226% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 8 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 4 Dec 2015 | +2.32% | US$24.66 |
| Worst day | 17 Dec 2015 | -1.92% | -US$20.63 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 Dec 2015 | 2.89% | US$30.71 |
December 2015 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 8th, high-low span 19th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2015
The median daily range in December 2015 was 1.338%, which is wider than the median for all of 2015 (1.226%; ratio 1.09). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2015. The full year is on the gold in 2015 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2015
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 4 Dec 2015: -0.18% (-US$1.94). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2015
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2015 | US$1,069.24 | +0.46% | US$11.40 |
| 2 Dec 2015 | US$1,053.49 | -1.47% | US$20.78 |
| 3 Dec 2015 | US$1,062.10 | +0.82% | US$19.16 |
| 4 Dec 2015 | US$1,086.76 | +2.32% | US$30.71 |
| 7 Dec 2015 | US$1,070.76 | -1.47% | US$20.44 |
| 8 Dec 2015 | US$1,074.52 | +0.35% | US$11.46 |
| 9 Dec 2015 | US$1,072.67 | -0.17% | US$16.01 |
| 10 Dec 2015 | US$1,071.21 | -0.14% | US$7.07 |
| 11 Dec 2015 | US$1,074.66 | +0.32% | US$17.17 |
| 14 Dec 2015 | US$1,060.12 | -1.35% | US$18.95 |
| 15 Dec 2015 | US$1,060.80 | +0.06% | US$9.71 |
| 16 Dec 2015 | US$1,072.18 | +1.07% | US$17.44 |
| 17 Dec 2015 | US$1,051.55 | -1.92% | US$25.26 |
| 18 Dec 2015 | US$1,065.85 | +1.36% | US$20.65 |
| 21 Dec 2015 | US$1,078.28 | +1.17% | US$17.80 |
| 22 Dec 2015 | US$1,072.60 | -0.53% | US$9.00 |
| 23 Dec 2015 | US$1,070.20 | -0.22% | US$7.17 |
| 24 Dec 2015 | US$1,076.05 | +0.55% | US$6.72 |
| 28 Dec 2015 | US$1,068.90 | -0.66% | US$10.49 |
| 29 Dec 2015 | US$1,068.62 | -0.03% | US$7.74 |
| 30 Dec 2015 | US$1,061.08 | -0.71% | US$12.68 |
| 31 Dec 2015 | US$1,060.81 | -0.03% | US$5.33 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 Dec 2015, covered US$30.71 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.35. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$30.71 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2015?
Down: the last close was US$1,060.81 on 31 Dec 2015, -0.33% (-US$3.56) against US$1,064.37 on 30 Nov 2015.
What were gold's high and low in December 2015?
High US$1,088.78 on 4 Dec 2015, low US$1,046.23 on 3 Dec 2015, a span of US$42.55.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2015?
4 Dec 2015: +2.32% (US$24.66) close to close.