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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2020 up 6.51% at US$1,893.43. It traded between US$1,775.74 on 1 Dec 2020 and US$1,906.70 on 21 Dec 2020, and its biggest day was +2.13% on 1 Dec 2020. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Dec 2020) | US$1,776.97 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2020) | US$1,893.43 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2020) | US$1,777.64 |
| Month change | +6.51% · US$115.79 |
| Month high (21 Dec 2020) | US$1,906.70 |
| Month low (1 Dec 2020) | US$1,775.74 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$130.96 · 7.37% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.56% |
| Median daily range | 1.159% · US$21.43 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 13 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Dec 2020 | +2.13% | US$37.78 |
| Worst day | 9 Dec 2020 | -1.68% | -US$31.42 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Dec 2020 | 2.75% | US$51.71 |
December 2020 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 1st, median daily range 12th, high-low span 8th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2020
The median daily range in December 2020 was 1.159%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 0.84). By median daily range it was the 10th widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2020
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 11 Dec 2020: -0.15% (-US$2.84). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2020 | US$1,815.42 | +2.13% | US$41.53 |
| 2 Dec 2020 | US$1,830.72 | +0.84% | US$25.12 |
| 3 Dec 2020 | US$1,840.98 | +0.56% | US$20.27 |
| 4 Dec 2020 | US$1,838.60 | -0.13% | US$19.06 |
| 7 Dec 2020 | US$1,863.10 | +1.33% | US$46.51 |
| 8 Dec 2020 | US$1,870.83 | +0.41% | US$15.11 |
| 9 Dec 2020 | US$1,839.41 | -1.68% | US$45.13 |
| 10 Dec 2020 | US$1,835.96 | -0.19% | US$21.36 |
| 11 Dec 2020 | US$1,839.91 | +0.22% | US$23.75 |
| 14 Dec 2020 | US$1,827.82 | -0.66% | US$20.68 |
| 15 Dec 2020 | US$1,853.67 | +1.41% | US$29.86 |
| 16 Dec 2020 | US$1,864.06 | +0.56% | US$21.06 |
| 17 Dec 2020 | US$1,886.04 | +1.18% | US$34.18 |
| 18 Dec 2020 | US$1,880.55 | -0.29% | US$12.20 |
| 21 Dec 2020 | US$1,876.25 | -0.23% | US$51.71 |
| 22 Dec 2020 | US$1,859.91 | -0.87% | US$25.28 |
| 23 Dec 2020 | US$1,872.63 | +0.68% | US$21.50 |
| 24 Dec 2020 | US$1,879.30 | +0.36% | US$13.96 |
| 28 Dec 2020 | US$1,873.05 | -0.33% | US$31.08 |
| 29 Dec 2020 | US$1,878.17 | +0.27% | US$14.73 |
| 30 Dec 2020 | US$1,893.81 | +0.83% | US$17.96 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | US$1,893.43 | -0.02% | US$14.97 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Dec 2020, covered US$51.71 from high to low; the median day covered US$21.43. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$51.71 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2020?
Up: the last close was US$1,893.43 on 31 Dec 2020, +6.51% (US$115.79) against US$1,777.64 on 30 Nov 2020.
What were gold's high and low in December 2020?
High US$1,906.70 on 21 Dec 2020, low US$1,775.74 on 1 Dec 2020, a span of US$130.96.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2020?
1 Dec 2020: +2.13% (US$37.78) close to close.