Gold cheat sheet: week of 16 Nov 2026
The printable one-page sheet for 16–20 Nov 2026: last week’s numbers, the levels to watch, the events in your time zone, seasonality and a checklist. Also on the cheat sheet hub.
XAUUSD Global · Weekly gold cheat sheet
Week of 16 November 2026 (16–20 Nov 2026)
1. Last week 9 Nov – 13 Nov 2026
| Open | $4,075.6 |
|---|---|
| High | $4,159.0 |
| Low | $3,858.0 |
| Close | $3,887.6 |
| Change on the week | -188.6 (-4.63%) |
| Range (high − low) | $301.0 |
| Typical weekly range mean of 12 weeks | $202.1 |
Gold fell $188.6 on the week; the $301.0 range was wider than a typical week. Biggest day: Thursday 12 Nov, -115.2 (-2.88%).
2. Levels to watch this week spot XAUUSD, high to low
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| R2 weekly pivot | $4,269.2 |
| Last week high | $4,159.0 |
| R1 weekly pivot | $4,078.4 |
| P weekly pivot | $3,968.2 |
| Round number | $3,900.0 |
| Last week close | $3,887.6 |
| Last week low | $3,858.0 |
| Round number | $3,850.0 |
| S1 weekly pivot | $3,777.4 |
| S2 weekly pivot | $3,667.2 |
Classic weekly pivots from last week’s high, low and close (P = (H + L + C) / 3). These are reference levels where many traders look for a reaction. They are not buy or sell signals and price can go straight through them.
3. Events that can move gold times in your time zone
- US retail sales (October) medium gold reaction historyConsumer spending; a strong print lifts yields and the dollar.
- FOMC minutes (October meeting) medium gold reaction historyDetail on how many officials want more hikes.
From the site’s economic calendar; how gold reacted to each release type: gold event pages. Times are stored in UTC and shown in your own time zone (named after each time). Gold reacts to the surprise against the forecast, and spreads often widen in the minutes around a release.
4. Seasonality: November last 10 years
- Average-0.42%
- Median-0.04%
- Up years5 of 10
Best November: 2025 (+6.47%). Worst: 2016 (-7.92%). History is a backdrop, not a forecast: with only 10 years, one big year moves the average a lot. Full seasonality table.
5. What traders watch this week a checklist
- Where is price against the weekly pivot P ($3,968.2)? Above it, traders treat R1 ($4,078.4) as the next reference; below it, S1 ($3,777.4).
- Mark last week’s high ($4,159.0) and low ($3,858.0). A clean break and hold beyond either often changes the week’s character.
- Check the calendar each morning: a release added during the week can still move gold.
- Size every trade for a normal week: the typical weekly range is $202.1 and the 14-day average daily range is $98.3. A stop inside the normal daily noise gets hit often.
- Watch the US dollar index and the 10-year yield on the scoreboard: gold has usually moved against both, but the link changes over time, so check the correlation column.
- Write the plan before the session (level, reason, stop, size) and skip trades that are not on it.
Education only, not signals: levels to watch, not buy or sell instructions. Nothing here is personalised advice or a prediction. Source: xauusdglobal.com/gold-cheat-sheet/2026-11-16/ · Risk disclaimer.