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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2022: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2022 up 3.16% at US$1,824.20. It traded between US$1,765.85 on 5 Dec 2022 and US$1,833.63 on 27 Dec 2022, and its biggest day was +1.95% on 1 Dec 2022. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2022.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (1 Dec 2022) | US$1,769.08 |
| Last close (30 Dec 2022) | US$1,824.20 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2022) | US$1,768.39 |
| Month change | +3.16% · US$55.81 |
| Month high (27 Dec 2022) | US$1,833.63 |
| Month low (5 Dec 2022) | US$1,765.85 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$67.78 · 3.83% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.586% |
| Median daily range | 1.074% · US$19.31 |
| Median daily range for all of 2022 | 1.273% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 6 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Dec 2022 | +1.95% | US$34.47 |
| Worst day | 15 Dec 2022 | -1.68% | -US$30.40 |
| Widest high-low day | 5 Dec 2022 | 2.46% | US$44.16 |
December 2022 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 7th, median daily range 15th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2022
The median daily range in December 2022 was 1.074%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2022 (1.273%; ratio 0.84). By median daily range it was the 11th widest of the 12 months of 2022. The full year is on the gold in 2022 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2022
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 2 Dec 2022: -0.11% (-US$1.99). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2022
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2022 | US$1,802.86 | +1.95% | US$35.56 |
| 2 Dec 2022 | US$1,797.98 | -0.27% | US$26.03 |
| 5 Dec 2022 | US$1,768.65 | -1.63% | US$44.16 |
| 6 Dec 2022 | US$1,770.99 | +0.13% | US$13.59 |
| 7 Dec 2022 | US$1,785.98 | +0.85% | US$21.78 |
| 8 Dec 2022 | US$1,788.98 | +0.17% | US$13.38 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | US$1,797.46 | +0.47% | US$17.70 |
| 12 Dec 2022 | US$1,781.27 | -0.9% | US$19.31 |
| 13 Dec 2022 | US$1,810.51 | +1.64% | US$43.66 |
| 14 Dec 2022 | US$1,807.20 | -0.18% | US$18.58 |
| 15 Dec 2022 | US$1,776.80 | -1.68% | US$34.85 |
| 16 Dec 2022 | US$1,793.10 | +0.92% | US$20.02 |
| 19 Dec 2022 | US$1,787.65 | -0.3% | US$14.94 |
| 20 Dec 2022 | US$1,817.67 | +1.68% | US$36.51 |
| 21 Dec 2022 | US$1,814.15 | -0.19% | US$11.99 |
| 22 Dec 2022 | US$1,792.40 | -1.2% | US$35.76 |
| 23 Dec 2022 | US$1,798.51 | +0.34% | US$12.04 |
| 27 Dec 2022 | US$1,813.47 | +0.83% | US$33.87 |
| 28 Dec 2022 | US$1,804.21 | -0.51% | US$17.58 |
| 29 Dec 2022 | US$1,814.79 | +0.59% | US$16.46 |
| 30 Dec 2022 | US$1,824.20 | +0.52% | US$12.65 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 5 Dec 2022, covered US$44.16 from high to low; the median day covered US$19.31. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$44.16 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2022?
Up: the last close was US$1,824.20 on 30 Dec 2022, +3.16% (US$55.81) against US$1,768.39 on 30 Nov 2022.
What were gold's high and low in December 2022?
High US$1,833.63 on 27 Dec 2022, low US$1,765.85 on 5 Dec 2022, a span of US$67.78.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2022?
1 Dec 2022: +1.95% (US$34.47) close to close.