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Gold (XAUUSD) in November 2012: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended November 2012 down 0.36% at US$1,714.13. It traded between US$1,672.63 on 5 Nov 2012 and US$1,754.28 on 23 Nov 2012, and its biggest day was -2.13% on 2 Nov 2012. Its median daily range was much calmer than gold's median for all of 2012.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Nov 2012) | US$1,719.89 |
| Last close (30 Nov 2012) | US$1,714.13 |
| Close before the month (31 Oct 2012) | US$1,720.32 |
| Month change | -0.36% · -US$6.19 |
| Month high (23 Nov 2012) | US$1,754.28 |
| Month low (5 Nov 2012) | US$1,672.63 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$81.65 · 4.75% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.371% |
| Median daily range | 0.793% · US$13.51 |
| Median daily range for all of 2012 | 1.215% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 6 Nov 2012 | +1.87% | US$31.56 |
| Worst day | 2 Nov 2012 | -2.13% | -US$36.55 |
| Widest high-low day | 2 Nov 2012 | 2.47% | US$42.39 |
November 2012 against every November, 2005–2024
Ranked against November in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 11th, median daily range 19th, high-low span 17th. Across those years the strongest November was 2009 (+12.86%) and the weakest 2016 (-8.16%).
November inside 2012
The median daily range in November 2012 was 0.793%, which is much calmer than the median for all of 2012 (1.215%; ratio 0.65). By median daily range it was the 12th widest of the 12 months of 2012. The full year is on the gold in 2012 page.
Every trading day of November 2012
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2012 | US$1,713.97 | -0.37% | US$13.40 |
| 2 Nov 2012 | US$1,677.42 | -2.13% | US$42.39 |
| 5 Nov 2012 | US$1,684.46 | +0.42% | US$13.53 |
| 6 Nov 2012 | US$1,716.02 | +1.87% | US$37.30 |
| 7 Nov 2012 | US$1,717.18 | +0.07% | US$28.60 |
| 8 Nov 2012 | US$1,731.57 | +0.84% | US$22.31 |
| 9 Nov 2012 | US$1,730.84 | -0.04% | US$11.68 |
| 12 Nov 2012 | US$1,728.47 | -0.14% | US$12.39 |
| 13 Nov 2012 | US$1,725.20 | -0.19% | US$15.10 |
| 14 Nov 2012 | US$1,726.72 | +0.09% | US$13.32 |
| 15 Nov 2012 | US$1,716.05 | -0.62% | US$23.18 |
| 16 Nov 2012 | US$1,713.57 | -0.14% | US$11.46 |
| 19 Nov 2012 | US$1,731.63 | +1.05% | US$21.21 |
| 20 Nov 2012 | US$1,727.63 | -0.23% | US$13.49 |
| 21 Nov 2012 | US$1,728.60 | +0.06% | US$11.34 |
| 22 Nov 2012 | US$1,729.74 | +0.07% | US$4.07 |
| 23 Nov 2012 | US$1,751.13 | +1.24% | US$26.33 |
| 26 Nov 2012 | US$1,748.56 | -0.15% | US$6.33 |
| 27 Nov 2012 | US$1,742.01 | -0.37% | US$11.34 |
| 28 Nov 2012 | US$1,719.30 | -1.3% | US$37.46 |
| 29 Nov 2012 | US$1,725.70 | +0.37% | US$10.48 |
| 30 Nov 2012 | US$1,714.13 | -0.67% | US$23.22 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 2 Nov 2012, covered US$42.39 from high to low; the median day covered US$13.51. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$42.39 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in November 2012?
Down: the last close was US$1,714.13 on 30 Nov 2012, -0.36% (-US$6.19) against US$1,720.32 on 31 Oct 2012.
What were gold's high and low in November 2012?
High US$1,754.28 on 23 Nov 2012, low US$1,672.63 on 5 Nov 2012, a span of US$81.65.
What was gold's biggest day in November 2012?
2 Nov 2012: -2.13% (-US$36.55) close to close.