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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2017 up 2.17% at US$1,302.33. It traded between US$1,236.37 on 12 Dec 2017 and US$1,307.41 on 29 Dec 2017, and its biggest day was -1.3% on 7 Dec 2017. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Dec 2017) | US$1,275.02 |
| Last close (29 Dec 2017) | US$1,302.33 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2017) | US$1,274.70 |
| Month change | +2.17% · US$27.63 |
| Month high (29 Dec 2017) | US$1,307.41 |
| Month low (12 Dec 2017) | US$1,236.37 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$71.04 · 5.57% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.357% |
| Median daily range | 0.697% · US$8.71 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 1 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 6 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Dec 2017 | +0.94% | US$11.74 |
| Worst day | 7 Dec 2017 | -1.3% | -US$16.48 |
| Widest high-low day | 7 Dec 2017 | 1.63% | US$20.53 |
December 2017 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 9th, median daily range 19th, high-low span 12th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2017
The median daily range in December 2017 was 0.697%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 0.74). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2017
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 1 Dec 2017: -0.46% (-US$5.93). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2017 | US$1,279.88 | +0.41% | US$17.57 |
| 4 Dec 2017 | US$1,275.94 | -0.31% | US$6.13 |
| 5 Dec 2017 | US$1,265.66 | -0.81% | US$16.04 |
| 6 Dec 2017 | US$1,263.12 | -0.2% | US$6.70 |
| 7 Dec 2017 | US$1,246.64 | -1.3% | US$20.53 |
| 8 Dec 2017 | US$1,248.04 | +0.11% | US$8.63 |
| 11 Dec 2017 | US$1,241.54 | -0.52% | US$10.82 |
| 12 Dec 2017 | US$1,243.77 | +0.18% | US$9.72 |
| 13 Dec 2017 | US$1,255.51 | +0.94% | US$16.80 |
| 14 Dec 2017 | US$1,252.50 | -0.24% | US$8.60 |
| 15 Dec 2017 | US$1,255.33 | +0.23% | US$8.78 |
| 18 Dec 2017 | US$1,261.62 | +0.5% | US$11.21 |
| 19 Dec 2017 | US$1,261.64 | +0% | US$6.00 |
| 20 Dec 2017 | US$1,265.37 | +0.3% | US$6.45 |
| 21 Dec 2017 | US$1,266.52 | +0.09% | US$6.16 |
| 22 Dec 2017 | US$1,275.28 | +0.69% | US$11.18 |
| 26 Dec 2017 | US$1,283.08 | +0.61% | US$6.66 |
| 27 Dec 2017 | US$1,287.01 | +0.31% | US$7.58 |
| 28 Dec 2017 | US$1,294.86 | +0.61% | US$8.48 |
| 29 Dec 2017 | US$1,302.33 | +0.58% | US$13.68 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 7 Dec 2017, covered US$20.53 from high to low; the median day covered US$8.71. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$20.53 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,302.33 on 29 Dec 2017, +2.17% (US$27.63) against US$1,274.70 on 30 Nov 2017.
What were gold's high and low in December 2017?
High US$1,307.41 on 29 Dec 2017, low US$1,236.37 on 12 Dec 2017, a span of US$71.04.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2017?
7 Dec 2017: -1.3% (-US$16.48) close to close.