Gold price in November 2026: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold is trading at $4,050.10 an ounce (month to date), up 3.88% on the month. The highest close was $4,113.50 on 5 Nov and the lowest $3,940.40 on 3 Nov. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, November 2026 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = October 2026 close ($3,898.90).
Daily gold prices in November 2026 (5 trading days, month to date)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov | $3,890.00 | $3,980.80 | $3,889.00 | $3,969.60 | +$70.70 | +1.81% |
| Tue 3 Nov | $3,960.50 | $3,981.70 | $3,904.10 | $3,940.40 | −$29.20 | −0.74% |
| Wed 4 Nov best day | $3,940.80 | $4,081.20 | $3,928.20 | $4,073.00 | +$132.60 | +3.37% |
| Thu 5 Nov | $4,075.40 | $4,155.80 | $4,067.00 | $4,113.50 | +$40.50 | +0.99% |
| Fri 6 Nov worst day | $4,098.50 | $4,116.20 | $4,044.50 | $4,050.10 | −$63.40 | −1.54% |
Close = COMEX gold futures settlement in US dollars per troy ounce; change is against the previous trading day's close. The latest row may still be trading and is refreshed hourly.
Monthly open, high, low and close
| November 2026 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $3,969.60 | $4,113.50 | $3,940.40 | $4,050.10 | +3.88% |
| Intraday | $3,890.00 | $4,155.80 5 Nov | $3,889.00 2 Nov | $4,050.10 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2026 page and the monthly returns heatmap). Intraday: the highest and lowest traded prices in the daily bars.
Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements and intraday bars via Yahoo Finance; US CPI (FRED CPIAUCSL) for the inflation adjustment; World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly London average. This month is in progress: the page is rebuilt hourly from the latest COMEX futures settlements; the live spot price is on the XAUUSD price page.
Gold in November 2026: summary
Gold has risen 3.88% in November 2026 so far and now stands at $4,050.10 an ounce, against $3,898.90 at the end of October 2026. Gold closed higher on 3 of 5 trading days so far and lower on 2; the strongest session was 4 November 2026 (+3.37%) and the weakest 6 November 2026 (−1.54%). Settlement prices ranged from $3,940.40 on 3 November 2026 to $4,113.50 on 5 November 2026, a spread of $173.10 (4.4%), narrower than the 10.6% average of the previous 12 months.
How November 2026 compares
- Against other Novembers: at +3.88%, November 2026 so far ranks 8th of 27 Novembers since 2000 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 81st of 315 months since September 2000, better than 75% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $173.10, or 4.4% of the opening level, 0.4× the 10.6% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 1.69% (up or down), against 1.25% over the previous 12 months, so November 2026 so far was more volatile than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 2 days and the longest run of lower closes 1 day.
- Bigger picture: at the latest close gold was −6.70% for 2026 so far and −4.81% over 12 months (against the November 2025 close of $4,254.90).
- Average price: the mean of the 5 daily closes was $4,029.32.
Across the other 26 completed Novembers since 2000, gold averaged +1.33% and rose in 15 of them (58%). November 2026 so far beat that average by 2.5 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Novembers side by side.
November 2026 against the all-time high
At the latest close of $4,050.10, gold was 23.8% below the record close of $5,318.40 set on 29 January 2026, 9 months earlier. Getting back to that record would take a rise of 31.3%. The all-time-high tracker lists every record close.
Biggest swings inside November 2026
Measured on daily closes, starting from the previous month's close, the deepest pullback ran 1.5%, from the $4,113.50 close on 5 Nov to $4,050.10 on 6 Nov; the strongest rebound added 5.5%, from $3,898.90 on 30 Oct to $4,113.50 on 5 Nov.
November 2026 against the same month in earlier years
Gold rose in 5 of the previous 10 Novembers in the daily record. November 2026 is ahead of 8 of the 10. A year earlier, November 2025 gained 6.47% and closed at $4,254.90.
| Month | Close | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | $4,254.90 | +6.47% |
| November 2024 | $2,657.00 | −3.36% |
| November 2023 | $2,038.10 | +2.20% |
| November 2022 | $1,746.00 | +6.42% |
| November 2021 | $1,773.60 | −0.58% |
| November 2020 | $1,775.70 | −5.54% |
| November 2019 | $1,465.60 | −3.03% |
| November 2018 | $1,220.20 | +0.65% |
| November 2017 | $1,273.20 | +0.49% |
| November 2016 | $1,170.80 | −7.92% |
US data and Fed days in November 2026
1 scheduled US release with a verified date on this site fell in November 2026. The largest gold move on one of those days was +1.81% on 2 November 2026 (ISM manufacturing PMI). Across those 1 day gold moved 1.81% on average (up or down), close to the 1.69% of an average day in the month. The table shows the whole day's change in the COMEX settlement, whatever drove it; each event page shows the move in the release hour itself.
| Date | Release | Gold that day |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | ISM manufacturing PMI | +1.81% |
Release dates: the official calendars behind the gold event pages (from mid-2024) and the per-release tables of our NFP-day and CPI-day studies (from 2020). Earlier months have no release list.
November 2026 in today's dollars
An inflation-adjusted figure is not shown yet because the US CPI for November 2026 has not been published (latest: September 2026). The all-time-high tracker lists every record close.
Gold price by month in 2026
The gold price in 2026 page has the year's open, high, low and close, and the monthly archive on the gold price history hub explains how these month pages are built.
What happened next? Open November 2026 in the Gold Time Machine to see gold one week, one month and one year later, and what $1,000 of gold bought on 2 Nov is worth today.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in November 2026?
Gold is trading at $4,050.10 an ounce (COMEX settlement, month to date). It opened the month at $3,969.60 and averaged $4,029.32 across 5 trading days.
Did gold go up in November 2026?
So far, yes. Gold is up 3.88% in November 2026 so far, from $3,898.90 at the end of October 2026 to $4,050.10. It closed higher on 3 of 5 days. Among Novembers since 2000 it ranks 8th of 27 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in November 2026?
The highest close was $4,113.50 on 5 November 2026. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $4,155.80 on 5 November 2026.
What was the lowest gold price in November 2026?
The lowest close was $3,940.40 on 3 November 2026, $173.10 (4.4%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $3,889.00 on 2 November 2026.
Was gold at an all-time high in November 2026?
No. At the latest close gold was 23.8% below its record close of $5,318.40, set on 29 January 2026.
Which US data releases fell in November 2026?
1 scheduled US releases fell in November 2026; the biggest gold move on one of those days was +1.81% on 2 November 2026 (ISM manufacturing PMI). The release table on this page lists each one with gold’s change that day.
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