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Gold (XAUUSD) in November 2020: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended November 2020 down 5.36% at US$1,777.64. It traded between US$1,764.38 on 30 Nov 2020 and US$1,965.46 on 9 Nov 2020, and its biggest day was -4.54% on 9 Nov 2020. Its median daily range was calmer than gold's median for all of 2020.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 21 |
| First open (2 Nov 2020) | US$1,879.27 |
| Last close (30 Nov 2020) | US$1,777.64 |
| Close before the month (30 Oct 2020) | US$1,878.37 |
| Month change | -5.36% · -US$100.73 |
| Month high (9 Nov 2020) | US$1,965.46 |
| Month low (30 Nov 2020) | US$1,764.38 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$201.08 · 10.71% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.601% |
| Median daily range | 1.267% · US$24.70 |
| Median daily range for all of 2020 | 1.384% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 5 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 9 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 5 Nov 2020 | +2.41% | US$45.90 |
| Worst day | 9 Nov 2020 | -4.54% | -US$88.68 |
| Widest high-low day | 9 Nov 2020 | 5.89% | US$114.94 |
November 2020 against every November, 2005–2024
Ranked against November in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 18th, median daily range 10th, high-low span 4th. Across those years the strongest November was 2009 (+12.86%) and the weakest 2016 (-8.16%).
November inside 2020
The median daily range in November 2020 was 1.267%, which is calmer than the median for all of 2020 (1.384%; ratio 0.92). By median daily range it was the 9th widest of the 12 months of 2020. The full year is on the gold in 2020 page.
Weekend gaps in November 2020
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 6 Nov 2020: +0.28% (US$5.37). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of November 2020
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2020 | US$1,895.06 | +0.89% | US$22.61 |
| 3 Nov 2020 | US$1,908.94 | +0.73% | US$23.69 |
| 4 Nov 2020 | US$1,903.27 | -0.3% | US$34.49 |
| 5 Nov 2020 | US$1,949.17 | +2.41% | US$50.31 |
| 6 Nov 2020 | US$1,951.81 | +0.14% | US$24.70 |
| 9 Nov 2020 | US$1,863.13 | -4.54% | US$114.94 |
| 10 Nov 2020 | US$1,877.39 | +0.77% | US$29.66 |
| 11 Nov 2020 | US$1,865.50 | -0.63% | US$27.98 |
| 12 Nov 2020 | US$1,876.71 | +0.6% | US$21.12 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | US$1,889.28 | +0.67% | US$22.78 |
| 16 Nov 2020 | US$1,888.66 | -0.03% | US$34.55 |
| 17 Nov 2020 | US$1,880.19 | -0.45% | US$16.59 |
| 18 Nov 2020 | US$1,871.97 | -0.44% | US$21.35 |
| 19 Nov 2020 | US$1,866.84 | -0.27% | US$21.44 |
| 20 Nov 2020 | US$1,870.90 | +0.22% | US$18.99 |
| 23 Nov 2020 | US$1,837.49 | -1.79% | US$45.19 |
| 24 Nov 2020 | US$1,807.71 | -1.62% | US$38.70 |
| 25 Nov 2020 | US$1,807.07 | -0.04% | US$15.90 |
| 26 Nov 2020 | US$1,810.20 | +0.17% | US$12.52 |
| 27 Nov 2020 | US$1,786.76 | -1.29% | US$39.55 |
| 30 Nov 2020 | US$1,777.64 | -0.51% | US$25.48 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 9 Nov 2020, covered US$114.94 from high to low; the median day covered US$24.70. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$114.94 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in November 2020?
Down: the last close was US$1,777.64 on 30 Nov 2020, -5.36% (-US$100.73) against US$1,878.37 on 30 Oct 2020.
What were gold's high and low in November 2020?
High US$1,965.46 on 9 Nov 2020, low US$1,764.38 on 30 Nov 2020, a span of US$201.08.
What was gold's biggest day in November 2020?
9 Nov 2020: -4.54% (-US$88.68) close to close.