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Gold (XAUUSD) in November 2011: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended November 2011 up 1.87% at US$1,746.03. It traded between US$1,666.33 on 21 Nov 2011 and US$1,802.79 on 8 Nov 2011, and its biggest day was -2.69% on 21 Nov 2011. Its median daily range was much wider than gold's median for all of 2011.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Nov 2011) | US$1,710.93 |
| Last close (30 Nov 2011) | US$1,746.03 |
| Close before the month (31 Oct 2011) | US$1,713.95 |
| Month change | +1.87% · US$32.08 |
| Month high (8 Nov 2011) | US$1,802.79 |
| Month low (21 Nov 2011) | US$1,666.33 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$136.46 · 7.96% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.772% |
| Median daily range | 1.967% · US$33.27 |
| Median daily range for all of 2011 | 1.523% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 9 / 3 |
| Up days / down days | 12 / 10 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 7 Nov 2011 | +2.31% | US$40.59 |
| Worst day | 21 Nov 2011 | -2.69% | -US$46.42 |
| Widest high-low day | 21 Nov 2011 | 3.48% | US$59.90 |
November 2011 against every November, 2005–2024
Ranked against November in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 8th, median daily range 3rd, high-low span 9th. Across those years the strongest November was 2009 (+12.86%) and the weakest 2016 (-8.16%).
November inside 2011
The median daily range in November 2011 was 1.967%, which is much wider than the median for all of 2011 (1.523%; ratio 1.29). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2011. The full year is on the gold in 2011 page.
Every trading day of November 2011
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2011 | US$1,719.15 | +0.3% | US$42.99 |
| 2 Nov 2011 | US$1,735.59 | +0.96% | US$29.85 |
| 3 Nov 2011 | US$1,763.07 | +1.58% | US$44.86 |
| 4 Nov 2011 | US$1,754.18 | -0.5% | US$14.81 |
| 7 Nov 2011 | US$1,794.77 | +2.31% | US$45.38 |
| 8 Nov 2011 | US$1,785.25 | -0.53% | US$26.13 |
| 9 Nov 2011 | US$1,770.67 | -0.82% | US$35.85 |
| 10 Nov 2011 | US$1,758.18 | -0.71% | US$39.73 |
| 11 Nov 2011 | US$1,787.98 | +1.69% | US$44.39 |
| 14 Nov 2011 | US$1,780.12 | -0.44% | US$22.41 |
| 15 Nov 2011 | US$1,781.15 | +0.06% | US$25.97 |
| 16 Nov 2011 | US$1,762.98 | -1.02% | US$30.28 |
| 17 Nov 2011 | US$1,721.15 | -2.37% | US$56.47 |
| 18 Nov 2011 | US$1,723.60 | +0.14% | US$26.79 |
| 21 Nov 2011 | US$1,677.18 | -2.69% | US$59.90 |
| 22 Nov 2011 | US$1,699.57 | +1.33% | US$37.62 |
| 23 Nov 2011 | US$1,692.42 | -0.42% | US$32.91 |
| 24 Nov 2011 | US$1,694.67 | +0.13% | US$14.23 |
| 25 Nov 2011 | US$1,682.33 | -0.73% | US$25.89 |
| 28 Nov 2011 | US$1,712.21 | +1.78% | US$33.62 |
| 29 Nov 2011 | US$1,715.05 | +0.17% | US$16.36 |
| 30 Nov 2011 | US$1,746.03 | +1.81% | US$49.23 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 21 Nov 2011, covered US$59.90 from high to low; the median day covered US$33.27. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$59.90 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in November 2011?
Up: the last close was US$1,746.03 on 30 Nov 2011, +1.87% (US$32.08) against US$1,713.95 on 31 Oct 2011.
What were gold's high and low in November 2011?
High US$1,802.79 on 8 Nov 2011, low US$1,666.33 on 21 Nov 2011, a span of US$136.46.
What was gold's biggest day in November 2011?
21 Nov 2011: -2.69% (-US$46.42) close to close.