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Gold (XAUUSD) in November 2017: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended November 2017 up 0.29% at US$1,274.70. It traded between US$1,265.37 on 3 Nov 2017 and US$1,299.08 on 27 Nov 2017, and its biggest day was -1.35% on 20 Nov 2017. Its median daily range was about the same as gold's median for all of 2017.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Nov 2017) | US$1,270.32 |
| Last close (30 Nov 2017) | US$1,274.70 |
| Close before the month (31 Oct 2017) | US$1,271.00 |
| Month change | +0.29% · US$3.70 |
| Month high (27 Nov 2017) | US$1,299.08 |
| Month low (3 Nov 2017) | US$1,265.37 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$33.71 · 2.65% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.378% |
| Median daily range | 0.984% · US$12.64 |
| Median daily range for all of 2017 | 0.943% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 2 / 0 |
| Up days / down days | 11 / 11 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 17 Nov 2017 | +1.24% | US$15.81 |
| Worst day | 20 Nov 2017 | -1.35% | -US$17.46 |
| Widest high-low day | 20 Nov 2017 | 1.56% | US$20.16 |
November 2017 against every November, 2005–2024
Ranked against November in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 10th, median daily range 17th, high-low span 20th. Across those years the strongest November was 2009 (+12.86%) and the weakest 2016 (-8.16%).
November inside 2017
The median daily range in November 2017 was 0.984%, which is about the same as the median for all of 2017 (0.943%; ratio 1.04). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2017. The full year is on the gold in 2017 page.
Weekend gaps in November 2017
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 17 Nov 2017: -0.07% (-US$0.97). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of November 2017
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2017 | US$1,274.52 | +0.28% | US$12.86 |
| 2 Nov 2017 | US$1,276.15 | +0.13% | US$10.68 |
| 3 Nov 2017 | US$1,270.03 | -0.48% | US$14.68 |
| 6 Nov 2017 | US$1,281.49 | +0.9% | US$16.81 |
| 7 Nov 2017 | US$1,275.23 | -0.49% | US$9.59 |
| 8 Nov 2017 | US$1,281.16 | +0.47% | US$11.23 |
| 9 Nov 2017 | US$1,284.63 | +0.27% | US$8.49 |
| 10 Nov 2017 | US$1,275.60 | -0.7% | US$13.61 |
| 13 Nov 2017 | US$1,277.94 | +0.18% | US$5.43 |
| 14 Nov 2017 | US$1,280.32 | +0.19% | US$13.65 |
| 15 Nov 2017 | US$1,278.34 | -0.15% | US$12.82 |
| 16 Nov 2017 | US$1,278.30 | -0% | US$6.68 |
| 17 Nov 2017 | US$1,294.11 | +1.24% | US$18.61 |
| 20 Nov 2017 | US$1,276.65 | -1.35% | US$20.16 |
| 21 Nov 2017 | US$1,280.37 | +0.29% | US$8.42 |
| 22 Nov 2017 | US$1,291.94 | +0.9% | US$15.59 |
| 23 Nov 2017 | US$1,290.93 | -0.08% | US$6.62 |
| 24 Nov 2017 | US$1,288.27 | -0.21% | US$7.64 |
| 27 Nov 2017 | US$1,294.26 | +0.46% | US$12.46 |
| 28 Nov 2017 | US$1,293.75 | -0.04% | US$6.75 |
| 29 Nov 2017 | US$1,283.24 | -0.81% | US$14.64 |
| 30 Nov 2017 | US$1,274.70 | -0.67% | US$14.94 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 20 Nov 2017, covered US$20.16 from high to low; the median day covered US$12.64. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$20.16 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in November 2017?
Up: the last close was US$1,274.70 on 30 Nov 2017, +0.29% (US$3.70) against US$1,271.00 on 31 Oct 2017.
What were gold's high and low in November 2017?
High US$1,299.08 on 27 Nov 2017, low US$1,265.37 on 3 Nov 2017, a span of US$33.71.
What was gold's biggest day in November 2017?
20 Nov 2017: -1.35% (-US$17.46) close to close.