Historical Year Data · 2009

Gold Net Speculative Positioning in 2009

Gold Net Speculative Positioning opened 2009 at 133,604 and closed at 230,490, a +72.52% move for the year. The high of 262,331 was reached on November 24, and the low of 123,937 on January 20.

Open

133,604

2009-01

230,490

52 data points

High

262,331

Nov 24

Low

123,937

Jan 20

Full Year Change

+72.52%

2008 Change

-38.68%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	133,604	141,114	141,114	123,937	+5.62%
Feb	155,306	161,865	165,921	155,306	+4.22%
Mar	159,293	154,859	159,293	144,788	-2.78%
Apr	127,812	129,100	129,895	127,812	+1.01%
May	129,991	177,308	177,308	129,991	+36.40%
Jun	187,340	164,186	189,674	164,186	-12.36%
Jul	164,144	172,771	173,302	158,804	+5.26%
Aug	193,514	182,982	193,514	177,530	-5.44%
Sep	184,501	231,386	236,749	184,501	+25.41%
Oct	239,668	241,777	253,955	239,668	+0.88%
Nov	241,319	262,331	262,331	235,697	+8.71%
Dec	259,064	230,490	259,064	230,490	-11.03%

Events During 2009

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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