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Gold (XAUUSD) in December 2023: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended December 2023 up 1.31% at US$2,062.67. It traded between US$1,973.00 on 13 Dec 2023 and US$2,144.77 on 4 Dec 2023, and its biggest day was +2.42% on 13 Dec 2023. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2023.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Dec 2023) | US$2,036.83 |
| Last close (29 Dec 2023) | US$2,062.67 |
| Close before the month (30 Nov 2023) | US$2,036.09 |
| Month change | +1.31% · US$26.58 |
| Month high (4 Dec 2023) | US$2,144.77 |
| Month low (13 Dec 2023) | US$1,973.00 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$171.77 · 8.44% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.538% |
| Median daily range | 1.162% · US$23.85 |
| Median daily range for all of 2023 | 1.077% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 9 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 13 Dec 2023 | +2.42% | US$47.93 |
| Worst day | 4 Dec 2023 | -2.06% | -US$42.74 |
| Widest high-low day | 4 Dec 2023 | 6.02% | US$124.64 |
December 2023 against every December, 2005–2024
Ranked against December in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 12th, median daily range 11th, high-low span 5th. Across those years the strongest December was 2020 (+6.51%) and the weakest 2011 (-10.42%).
December inside 2023
The median daily range in December 2023 was 1.162%, which is wider than the median for all of 2023 (1.077%; ratio 1.08). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2023. The full year is on the gold in 2023 page.
Weekend gaps in December 2023
3 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 8 Dec 2023: +0.07% (US$1.32). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of December 2023
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2023 | US$2,071.63 | +1.75% | US$41.45 |
| 4 Dec 2023 | US$2,028.89 | -2.06% | US$124.64 |
| 5 Dec 2023 | US$2,019.36 | -0.47% | US$31.37 |
| 6 Dec 2023 | US$2,025.26 | +0.29% | US$18.65 |
| 7 Dec 2023 | US$2,028.54 | +0.16% | US$19.76 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | US$2,004.04 | -1.21% | US$39.40 |
| 11 Dec 2023 | US$1,981.69 | -1.12% | US$31.93 |
| 12 Dec 2023 | US$1,979.30 | -0.12% | US$19.47 |
| 13 Dec 2023 | US$2,027.23 | +2.42% | US$54.79 |
| 14 Dec 2023 | US$2,036.20 | +0.44% | US$23.55 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | US$2,019.02 | -0.84% | US$29.47 |
| 18 Dec 2023 | US$2,027.21 | +0.41% | US$17.91 |
| 19 Dec 2023 | US$2,040.13 | +0.64% | US$25.41 |
| 20 Dec 2023 | US$2,031.31 | -0.43% | US$16.29 |
| 21 Dec 2023 | US$2,045.78 | +0.71% | US$14.73 |
| 22 Dec 2023 | US$2,052.75 | +0.34% | US$24.83 |
| 26 Dec 2023 | US$2,067.44 | +0.72% | US$16.08 |
| 27 Dec 2023 | US$2,077.49 | +0.49% | US$23.19 |
| 28 Dec 2023 | US$2,065.25 | -0.59% | US$24.14 |
| 29 Dec 2023 | US$2,062.67 | -0.12% | US$16.80 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 4 Dec 2023, covered US$124.64 from high to low; the median day covered US$23.85. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$124.64 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in December 2023?
Up: the last close was US$2,062.67 on 29 Dec 2023, +1.31% (US$26.58) against US$2,036.09 on 30 Nov 2023.
What were gold's high and low in December 2023?
High US$2,144.77 on 4 Dec 2023, low US$1,973.00 on 13 Dec 2023, a span of US$171.77.
What was gold's biggest day in December 2023?
13 Dec 2023: +2.42% (US$47.93) close to close.