Historical Year Data · 2008

Gold Net Speculative Positioning in 2008

Gold Net Speculative Positioning opened 2008 at 205,404 and closed at 125,961, a -38.68% move for the year. The high of 212,259 was reached on February 19, and the low of 63,959 on November 11.

Open

205,404

2008-01

125,961

52 data points

High

212,259

Feb 19

Low

63,959

Nov 11

Full Year Change

-38.68%

2007 Change

+156.07%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	205,404	205,780	212,047	205,075	+0.18%
Feb	203,742	209,363	212,259	203,742	+2.76%
Mar	195,780	175,742	196,343	175,742	-10.23%
Apr	161,278	160,648	171,977	160,648	-0.39%
May	155,967	191,512	191,512	152,938	+22.79%
Jun	170,211	153,538	170,211	151,190	-9.80%
Jul	187,679	182,319	202,783	182,319	-2.86%
Aug	163,728	105,279	163,728	105,279	-35.70%
Sep	93,191	117,786	121,016	82,655	+26.39%
Oct	111,613	78,315	111,613	78,315	-29.83%
Nov	68,195	81,872	81,872	63,959	+20.06%
Dec	84,369	125,961	125,961	83,155	+49.30%

Events During 2008

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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