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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2021 up 3.02% at US$1,827.95. It traded between US$1,752.34 on 15 Dec 2021 and US$1,828.08 on 31 Dec 2021, and its biggest day was +1.23% on 16 Dec 2021. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Dec 2021) | US$1,775.91 |
| Last close (31 Dec 2021) | US$1,827.95 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2021) | US$1,774.43 |
| Month change | +3.02% · US$53.52 |
| Month high (31 Dec 2021) | US$1,828.08 |
| Month low (15 Dec 2021) | US$1,752.34 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$75.74 · 4.27% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.39% |
| Median daily range | 0.948% · US$17.08 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 1 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 16 Dec 2021 | +1.23% | US$21.93 |
| Worst day | 14 Dec 2021 | -0.92% | -US$16.41 |
| Widest high-low day | 15 Dec 2021 | 1.61% | US$28.51 |
December 2021 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 8th, median daily range 16th, high-low span 18th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2021
The median daily range in December 2021 was 0.948%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 0.81). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 31 Dec 2021: +0.15% (US$2.68). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2021 | US$1,781.88 | +0.42% | US$22.24 |
| 2 Dec 2021 | US$1,768.40 | -0.76% | US$21.41 |
| 3 Dec 2021 | US$1,783.88 | +0.88% | US$19.97 |
| 6 Dec 2021 | US$1,778.37 | -0.31% | US$11.97 |
| 7 Dec 2021 | US$1,784.16 | +0.33% | US$15.33 |
| 8 Dec 2021 | US$1,782.49 | -0.09% | US$13.51 |
| 9 Dec 2021 | US$1,775.13 | -0.41% | US$14.37 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | US$1,782.82 | +0.43% | US$19.31 |
| 13 Dec 2021 | US$1,786.99 | +0.23% | US$9.74 |
| 14 Dec 2021 | US$1,770.58 | -0.92% | US$23.10 |
| 15 Dec 2021 | US$1,777.09 | +0.37% | US$28.51 |
| 16 Dec 2021 | US$1,799.02 | +1.23% | US$24.01 |
| 17 Dec 2021 | US$1,797.98 | -0.06% | US$18.34 |
| 20 Dec 2021 | US$1,790.30 | -0.43% | US$15.92 |
| 21 Dec 2021 | US$1,788.63 | -0.09% | US$15.52 |
| 22 Dec 2021 | US$1,803.54 | +0.83% | US$19.06 |
| 23 Dec 2021 | US$1,807.76 | +0.23% | US$11.73 |
| 27 Dec 2021 | US$1,811.82 | +0.22% | US$10.55 |
| 28 Dec 2021 | US$1,806.13 | -0.31% | US$15.13 |
| 29 Dec 2021 | US$1,803.90 | -0.12% | US$18.24 |
| 30 Dec 2021 | US$1,815.08 | +0.62% | US$21.09 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | US$1,827.95 | +0.71% | US$13.88 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 15 Dec 2021, covered US$28.51 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.08. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$28.51 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2021?
Up: the last close was US$1,827.95 on 31 Dec 2021, +3.02% (US$53.52) against US$1,774.43 on 30 Nov 2021.
What were gold's high and low in December 2021?
High US$1,828.08 on 31 Dec 2021, low US$1,752.34 on 15 Dec 2021, a span of US$75.74.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2021?
16 Dec 2021: +1.23% (US$21.93) close to close.