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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2019: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2019 up 3.87% at US$1,520.46. It traded between US$1,453.89 on 2 Dec 2019 and US$1,525.23 on 31 Dec 2019, and its biggest day was -1.1% on 6 Dec 2019. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2019.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Dec 2019) | US$1,462.43 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2019) | US$1,520.46 |
| Close before the month (29 Nov 2019) | US$1,463.83 |
| Month change | +3.87% · US$56.63 |
| Month high (31 Dec 2019) | US$1,525.23 |
| Month low (2 Dec 2019) | US$1,453.89 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$71.34 · 4.87% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.22% |
| Median daily range | 0.631% · US$9.22 |
| Median daily range for all of 2019 | 0.945% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 14 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 3 Dec 2019 | +1.02% | US$14.87 |
| Worst day | 6 Dec 2019 | -1.1% | -US$16.23 |
| Widest high-low day | 12 Dec 2019 | 1.55% | US$22.80 |
December 2019 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 5th, median daily range 20th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2019
The median daily range in December 2019 was 0.631%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2019 (0.945%; ratio 0.67). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2019. The full year is on the gold in 2019 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2019
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 6 Dec 2019: -0.07% (-US$0.95). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2019
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2019 | US$1,462.45 | -0.09% | US$11.40 |
| 3 Dec 2019 | US$1,477.32 | +1.02% | US$21.95 |
| 4 Dec 2019 | US$1,474.33 | -0.2% | US$12.66 |
| 5 Dec 2019 | US$1,475.76 | +0.1% | US$7.43 |
| 6 Dec 2019 | US$1,459.53 | -1.1% | US$21.16 |
| 9 Dec 2019 | US$1,461.71 | +0.15% | US$6.87 |
| 10 Dec 2019 | US$1,464.35 | +0.18% | US$9.22 |
| 11 Dec 2019 | US$1,474.72 | +0.71% | US$16.21 |
| 12 Dec 2019 | US$1,469.40 | -0.36% | US$22.80 |
| 13 Dec 2019 | US$1,475.44 | +0.41% | US$16.27 |
| 16 Dec 2019 | US$1,475.90 | +0.03% | US$6.76 |
| 17 Dec 2019 | US$1,475.99 | +0.01% | US$6.37 |
| 18 Dec 2019 | US$1,475.45 | -0.04% | US$8.86 |
| 19 Dec 2019 | US$1,478.70 | +0.22% | US$8.45 |
| 20 Dec 2019 | US$1,477.93 | -0.05% | US$5.16 |
| 23 Dec 2019 | US$1,485.38 | +0.5% | US$8.63 |
| 24 Dec 2019 | US$1,498.99 | +0.92% | US$16.11 |
| 26 Dec 2019 | US$1,511.04 | +0.8% | US$10.29 |
| 27 Dec 2019 | US$1,510.63 | -0.03% | US$8.01 |
| 30 Dec 2019 | US$1,514.96 | +0.29% | US$5.37 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | US$1,520.46 | +0.36% | US$10.69 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 12 Dec 2019, covered US$22.80 from high to low; the median day covered US$9.22. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$22.80 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2019?
Up: the last close was US$1,520.46 on 31 Dec 2019, +3.87% (US$56.63) against US$1,463.83 on 29 Nov 2019.
What were gold's high and low in December 2019?
High US$1,525.23 on 31 Dec 2019, low US$1,453.89 on 2 Dec 2019, a span of US$71.34.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2019?
6 Dec 2019: -1.1% (-US$16.23) close to close.