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Gold (XAUUSD) in November 2005: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended November 2005 up 7.16% at US$498.50. It traded between US$454.80 on 4 Nov 2005 and US$502.20 on 29 Nov 2005, and its biggest day was +2.22% on 16 Nov 2005. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2005.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 18 |
| First open (1 Nov 2005) | US$465.60 |
| Last close (29 Nov 2005) | US$498.50 |
| Close before the month (31 Oct 2005) | US$465.20 |
| Month change | +7.16% · US$33.30 |
| Month high (29 Nov 2005) | US$502.20 |
| Month low (4 Nov 2005) | US$454.80 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$47.40 · 10.19% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.502% |
| Median daily range | 1.262% · US$6.00 |
| Median daily range for all of 2005 | 1.045% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 7 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 16 Nov 2005 | +2.22% | US$10.40 |
| Worst day | 1 Nov 2005 | -1.33% | -US$6.20 |
| Widest high-low day | 16 Nov 2005 | 2.35% | US$11.00 |
November 2005 against every November, 2005–2024
Ranked against November in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 4th, median daily range 11th, high-low span 6th. Across those years the strongest November was 2009 (+12.86%) and the weakest 2016 (-8.16%).
November inside 2005
The median daily range in November 2005 was 1.262%, which is wider than the median for all of 2005 (1.045%; ratio 1.21). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2005. The full year is on the gold in 2005 page.
Every trading day of November 2005
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2005 | US$459.00 | -1.33% | US$8.60 |
| 2 Nov 2005 | US$462.60 | +0.78% | US$4.20 |
| 3 Nov 2005 | US$460.70 | -0.41% | US$6.30 |
| 4 Nov 2005 | US$456.30 | -0.96% | US$9.20 |
| 7 Nov 2005 | US$458.80 | +0.55% | US$3.50 |
| 8 Nov 2005 | US$460.70 | +0.41% | US$6.00 |
| 9 Nov 2005 | US$466.10 | +1.17% | US$7.50 |
| 10 Nov 2005 | US$465.80 | -0.06% | US$4.50 |
| 11 Nov 2005 | US$468.20 | +0.52% | US$4.00 |
| 14 Nov 2005 | US$467.20 | -0.21% | US$4.00 |
| 15 Nov 2005 | US$468.30 | +0.24% | US$3.40 |
| 16 Nov 2005 | US$478.70 | +2.22% | US$11.00 |
| 17 Nov 2005 | US$485.10 | +1.34% | US$9.20 |
| 18 Nov 2005 | US$484.80 | -0.06% | US$5.80 |
| 21 Nov 2005 | US$490.80 | +1.24% | US$7.20 |
| 22 Nov 2005 | US$493.20 | +0.49% | US$5.70 |
| 23 Nov 2005 | US$491.60 | -0.32% | US$6.00 |
| 29 Nov 2005 | US$498.50 | +0.04% | US$7.90 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 16 Nov 2005, covered US$11.00 from high to low; the median day covered US$6.00. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$11.00 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in November 2005?
Up: the last close was US$498.50 on 29 Nov 2005, +7.16% (US$33.30) against US$465.20 on 31 Oct 2005.
What were gold's high and low in November 2005?
High US$502.20 on 29 Nov 2005, low US$454.80 on 4 Nov 2005, a span of US$47.40.
What was gold's biggest day in November 2005?
16 Nov 2005: +2.22% (US$10.40) close to close.