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Gold (XAUUSD) in November 2016: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended November 2016 down 8.16% at US$1,172.62. It traded between US$1,170.11 on 25 Nov 2016 and US$1,337.16 on 9 Nov 2016, and its biggest day was -2.55% on 11 Nov 2016. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2016.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Nov 2016) | US$1,276.63 |
| Last close (30 Nov 2016) | US$1,172.62 |
| Close before the month (31 Oct 2016) | US$1,276.87 |
| Month change | -8.16% · -US$104.25 |
| Month high (9 Nov 2016) | US$1,337.16 |
| Month low (25 Nov 2016) | US$1,170.11 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$167.05 · 13.08% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.621% |
| Median daily range | 1.373% · US$17.75 |
| Median daily range for all of 2016 | 1.267% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 14 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 1 Nov 2016 | +0.87% | US$11.17 |
| Worst day | 11 Nov 2016 | -2.55% | -US$32.05 |
| Widest high-low day | 9 Nov 2016 | 5.43% | US$69.25 |
November 2016 against every November, 2005–2024
Ranked against November in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 20th, median daily range 9th, high-low span 3rd. Across those years the strongest November was 2009 (+12.86%) and the weakest 2016 (-8.16%).
November inside 2016
The median daily range in November 2016 was 1.373%, which is wider than the median for all of 2016 (1.267%; ratio 1.08). By median daily range it was the 4th widest of the 12 months of 2016. The full year is on the gold in 2016 page.
Weekend gaps in November 2016
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 4 Nov 2016: -0.92% (-US$12.00). Big gaps (0.5% or more) with their own page: 4 Nov 2016.
Every trading day of November 2016
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2016 | US$1,288.04 | +0.87% | US$16.21 |
| 2 Nov 2016 | US$1,296.69 | +0.67% | US$20.72 |
| 3 Nov 2016 | US$1,301.84 | +0.4% | US$21.20 |
| 4 Nov 2016 | US$1,304.27 | +0.19% | US$12.42 |
| 7 Nov 2016 | US$1,281.38 | -1.76% | US$17.68 |
| 8 Nov 2016 | US$1,275.54 | -0.46% | US$17.81 |
| 9 Nov 2016 | US$1,277.11 | +0.12% | US$69.25 |
| 10 Nov 2016 | US$1,259.29 | -1.4% | US$39.95 |
| 11 Nov 2016 | US$1,227.24 | -2.55% | US$46.28 |
| 14 Nov 2016 | US$1,220.09 | -0.58% | US$19.71 |
| 15 Nov 2016 | US$1,228.35 | +0.68% | US$12.68 |
| 16 Nov 2016 | US$1,224.81 | -0.29% | US$11.57 |
| 17 Nov 2016 | US$1,216.73 | -0.66% | US$20.38 |
| 18 Nov 2016 | US$1,208.51 | -0.68% | US$14.89 |
| 21 Nov 2016 | US$1,213.94 | +0.45% | US$12.06 |
| 22 Nov 2016 | US$1,211.85 | -0.17% | US$14.91 |
| 23 Nov 2016 | US$1,186.87 | -2.06% | US$33.29 |
| 24 Nov 2016 | US$1,184.03 | -0.24% | US$10.57 |
| 25 Nov 2016 | US$1,183.71 | -0.03% | US$23.03 |
| 28 Nov 2016 | US$1,192.84 | +0.77% | US$14.62 |
| 29 Nov 2016 | US$1,188.15 | -0.39% | US$13.96 |
| 30 Nov 2016 | US$1,172.62 | -1.31% | US$24.20 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 9 Nov 2016, covered US$69.25 from high to low; the median day covered US$17.75. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$69.25 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in November 2016?
Down: the last close was US$1,172.62 on 30 Nov 2016, -8.16% (-US$104.25) against US$1,276.87 on 31 Oct 2016.
What were gold's high and low in November 2016?
High US$1,337.16 on 9 Nov 2016, low US$1,170.11 on 25 Nov 2016, a span of US$167.05.
What was gold's biggest day in November 2016?
11 Nov 2016: -2.55% (-US$32.05) close to close.