Historical Year Data · 2006

Gold Futures Open Interest in 2006

Gold Futures Open Interest opened 2006 at 325,524 and closed at 340,473, a +4.59% move for the year. The high of 361,704 was reached on January 17, and the low of 283,161 on June 6.

Open

325,524

2006-01

340,473

52 data points

High

361,704

Jan 17

Low

283,161

Jun 6

Full Year Change

+4.59%

2005 Change

+5.89%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	325,524	339,645	361,704	325,524	+4.34%
Feb	341,727	339,859	341,727	333,410	-0.55%
Mar	338,325	334,042	338,325	319,618	-1.27%
Apr	342,721	354,108	354,108	342,632	+3.32%
May	359,539	314,494	359,539	314,494	-12.53%
Jun	283,161	292,789	292,789	283,161	+3.40%
Jul	292,500	315,635	324,276	292,500	+7.91%
Aug	304,907	307,583	313,327	304,907	+0.88%
Sep	319,998	322,937	325,852	310,510	+0.92%
Oct	330,065	323,481	334,329	323,481	-1.99%
Nov	335,036	349,517	356,575	335,036	+4.32%
Dec	330,530	340,473	340,473	330,530	+3.01%

Events During 2006

2006 US Housing Market Peak

Goldilocks

June 2006 – February 2007

US home prices peaked in summer 2006 after a 106% rally from 2000. Subprime mortgage underwriting collapsed in late 2006, setting up the 2008 crisis. The peak is the canonical example of a market top visible only in retrospect.

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