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Gold (XAUUSD) in November 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended November 2021 down 0.48% at US$1,774.43. It traded between US$1,758.07 on 3 Nov 2021 and US$1,877.23 on 16 Nov 2021, and its biggest day was -2.22% on 22 Nov 2021. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 22 |
| First open (1 Nov 2021) | US$1,783.36 |
| Last close (30 Nov 2021) | US$1,774.43 |
| Close before the month (29 Oct 2021) | US$1,782.98 |
| Month change | -0.48% · -US$8.55 |
| Month high (16 Nov 2021) | US$1,877.23 |
| Month low (3 Nov 2021) | US$1,758.07 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$119.16 · 6.68% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.582% |
| Median daily range | 1.236% · US$22.92 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 4 / 1 |
| Up days / down days | 10 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 5 Nov 2021 | +1.46% | US$26.13 |
| Worst day | 22 Nov 2021 | -2.22% | -US$40.93 |
| Widest high-low day | 22 Nov 2021 | 2.54% | US$46.87 |
November 2021 against every November, 2005–2024
Ranked against November in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 13th, median daily range 12th, high-low span 14th. Across those years the strongest November was 2009 (+12.86%) and the weakest 2016 (-8.16%).
November inside 2021
The median daily range in November 2021 was 1.236%, which is wider than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 1.06). By median daily range it was the 5th widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in November 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 19 Nov 2021: -0.19% (-US$3.51). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of November 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2021 | US$1,793.20 | +0.57% | US$16.67 |
| 2 Nov 2021 | US$1,787.84 | -0.3% | US$9.99 |
| 3 Nov 2021 | US$1,769.89 | -1% | US$30.13 |
| 4 Nov 2021 | US$1,791.71 | +1.23% | US$28.04 |
| 5 Nov 2021 | US$1,817.84 | +1.46% | US$33.17 |
| 8 Nov 2021 | US$1,824.14 | +0.35% | US$13.98 |
| 9 Nov 2021 | US$1,831.68 | +0.41% | US$13.47 |
| 10 Nov 2021 | US$1,848.97 | +0.94% | US$46.23 |
| 11 Nov 2021 | US$1,861.77 | +0.69% | US$23.12 |
| 12 Nov 2021 | US$1,864.35 | +0.14% | US$23.41 |
| 15 Nov 2021 | US$1,862.71 | -0.09% | US$13.92 |
| 16 Nov 2021 | US$1,849.98 | -0.68% | US$27.56 |
| 17 Nov 2021 | US$1,867.39 | +0.94% | US$18.50 |
| 18 Nov 2021 | US$1,858.81 | -0.46% | US$15.91 |
| 19 Nov 2021 | US$1,845.70 | -0.71% | US$22.72 |
| 22 Nov 2021 | US$1,804.77 | -2.22% | US$46.87 |
| 23 Nov 2021 | US$1,789.28 | -0.86% | US$30.45 |
| 24 Nov 2021 | US$1,788.64 | -0.04% | US$17.80 |
| 25 Nov 2021 | US$1,788.42 | -0.01% | US$9.03 |
| 26 Nov 2021 | US$1,790.86 | +0.14% | US$35.15 |
| 29 Nov 2021 | US$1,784.96 | -0.33% | US$21.75 |
| 30 Nov 2021 | US$1,774.43 | -0.59% | US$38.92 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 22 Nov 2021, covered US$46.87 from high to low; the median day covered US$22.92. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$46.87 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in November 2021?
Down: the last close was US$1,774.43 on 30 Nov 2021, -0.48% (-US$8.55) against US$1,782.98 on 29 Oct 2021.
What were gold's high and low in November 2021?
High US$1,877.23 on 16 Nov 2021, low US$1,758.07 on 3 Nov 2021, a span of US$119.16.
What was gold's biggest day in November 2021?
22 Nov 2021: -2.22% (-US$40.93) close to close.