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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2016: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2016 down 1.82% at US$1,151.32. It traded between US$1,122.62 on 15 Dec 2016 and US$1,187.93 on 5 Dec 2016, and its biggest day was +1.43% on 29 Dec 2016. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2016.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Dec 2016) | US$1,173.73 |
| Last close (30 Dec 2016) | US$1,151.32 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2016) | US$1,172.62 |
| Month change | -1.82% · -US$21.30 |
| Month high (5 Dec 2016) | US$1,187.93 |
| Month low (15 Dec 2016) | US$1,122.62 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$65.31 · 5.57% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.46% |
| Median daily range | 1.254% · US$14.58 |
| Median daily range for all of 2016 | 1.267% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 29 Dec 2016 | +1.43% | US$16.28 |
| Worst day | 15 Dec 2016 | -1.31% | -US$14.98 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 Dec 2016 | 2.62% | US$30.89 |
December 2016 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 16th, median daily range 9th, high-low span 11th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2016
The median daily range in December 2016 was 1.254%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2016 (1.267%; ratio 0.99). By median daily range it was the 8th widest of the 12 months of 2016. The full year is on the gold in 2016 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2016
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 2 Dec 2016: +0.73% (US$8.54). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 2 Dec 2016.
Every trading day of December 2016
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2016 | US$1,171.29 | -0.11% | US$15.97 |
| 2 Dec 2016 | US$1,176.87 | +0.48% | US$11.44 |
| 5 Dec 2016 | US$1,170.03 | -0.58% | US$30.89 |
| 6 Dec 2016 | US$1,169.44 | -0.05% | US$8.56 |
| 7 Dec 2016 | US$1,173.50 | +0.35% | US$14.66 |
| 8 Dec 2016 | US$1,170.35 | -0.27% | US$9.45 |
| 9 Dec 2016 | US$1,158.35 | -1.03% | US$15.80 |
| 12 Dec 2016 | US$1,161.83 | +0.3% | US$14.58 |
| 13 Dec 2016 | US$1,158.06 | -0.32% | US$10.36 |
| 14 Dec 2016 | US$1,142.94 | -1.31% | US$26.05 |
| 15 Dec 2016 | US$1,127.96 | -1.31% | US$21.66 |
| 16 Dec 2016 | US$1,134.65 | +0.59% | US$14.62 |
| 19 Dec 2016 | US$1,138.47 | +0.34% | US$7.51 |
| 20 Dec 2016 | US$1,131.73 | -0.59% | US$14.06 |
| 21 Dec 2016 | US$1,131.59 | -0.01% | US$7.78 |
| 22 Dec 2016 | US$1,128.20 | -0.3% | US$6.66 |
| 23 Dec 2016 | US$1,133.39 | +0.46% | US$8.95 |
| 27 Dec 2016 | US$1,138.86 | +0.48% | US$19.11 |
| 28 Dec 2016 | US$1,141.55 | +0.24% | US$7.96 |
| 29 Dec 2016 | US$1,157.83 | +1.43% | US$17.75 |
| 30 Dec 2016 | US$1,151.32 | -0.56% | US$16.74 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 Dec 2016, covered US$30.89 from high to low; the median day covered US$14.58. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$30.89 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2016?
Down: the last close was US$1,151.32 on 30 Dec 2016, -1.82% (-US$21.30) against US$1,172.62 on 30 Nov 2016.
What were gold's high and low in December 2016?
High US$1,187.93 on 5 Dec 2016, low US$1,122.62 on 15 Dec 2016, a span of US$65.31.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2016?
29 Dec 2016: +1.43% (US$16.28) close to close.