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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2018: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2018 up 4.71% at US$1,279.48. It traded between US$1,221.25 on 3 Dec 2018 and US$1,284.02 on 31 Dec 2018, and its biggest day was +1.34% on 20 Dec 2018. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2018.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (3 Dec 2018) | US$1,222.91 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2018) | US$1,279.48 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2018) | US$1,221.96 |
| Month change | +4.71% · US$57.52 |
| Month high (31 Dec 2018) | US$1,284.02 |
| Month low (3 Dec 2018) | US$1,221.25 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$62.77 · 5.14% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.344% |
| Median daily range | 0.793% · US$9.83 |
| Median daily range for all of 2018 | 0.879% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 20 Dec 2018 | +1.34% | US$16.71 |
| Worst day | 19 Dec 2018 | -0.51% | -US$6.39 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 Dec 2018 | 1.91% | US$23.75 |
December 2018 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 4th, median daily range 18th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2018
The median daily range in December 2018 was 0.793%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2018 (0.879%; ratio 0.90). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2018. The full year is on the gold in 2018 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2018
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 21 Dec 2018: +0.25% (US$3.10). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2018
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2018 | US$1,230.84 | +0.73% | US$13.61 |
| 4 Dec 2018 | US$1,238.54 | +0.63% | US$11.51 |
| 5 Dec 2018 | US$1,237.06 | -0.12% | US$5.95 |
| 6 Dec 2018 | US$1,237.76 | +0.06% | US$9.61 |
| 7 Dec 2018 | US$1,248.41 | +0.86% | US$12.74 |
| 10 Dec 2018 | US$1,244.09 | -0.35% | US$8.94 |
| 11 Dec 2018 | US$1,242.83 | -0.1% | US$8.50 |
| 12 Dec 2018 | US$1,245.39 | +0.21% | US$5.26 |
| 13 Dec 2018 | US$1,242.00 | -0.27% | US$6.63 |
| 14 Dec 2018 | US$1,238.00 | -0.32% | US$10.06 |
| 17 Dec 2018 | US$1,245.80 | +0.63% | US$12.59 |
| 18 Dec 2018 | US$1,249.37 | +0.29% | US$5.36 |
| 19 Dec 2018 | US$1,242.98 | -0.51% | US$16.38 |
| 20 Dec 2018 | US$1,259.69 | +1.34% | US$23.75 |
| 21 Dec 2018 | US$1,255.38 | -0.34% | US$8.85 |
| 24 Dec 2018 | US$1,268.30 | +1.03% | US$11.86 |
| 26 Dec 2018 | US$1,266.78 | -0.12% | US$14.59 |
| 27 Dec 2018 | US$1,275.50 | +0.69% | US$13.41 |
| 28 Dec 2018 | US$1,280.59 | +0.4% | US$7.90 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | US$1,279.48 | -0.09% | US$6.64 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 Dec 2018, covered US$23.75 from high to low; the median day covered US$9.83. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$23.75 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2018?
Up: the last close was US$1,279.48 on 31 Dec 2018, +4.71% (US$57.52) against US$1,221.96 on 30 Nov 2018.
What were gold's high and low in December 2018?
High US$1,284.02 on 31 Dec 2018, low US$1,221.25 on 3 Dec 2018, a span of US$62.77.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2018?
20 Dec 2018: +1.34% (US$16.71) close to close.