Chinese Zodiacs and Chinese stock performance

Abstract

To reflect the stock performance in different Zodiac years in China, the stock returns are used to indicate it. Daily returns of selected zodiac years are used to estimate the stock returns. The previous research showed that the stock performance of different Zodiac years has a difference. The year of the Snake has smaller stock returns than the year of others. Some certain Zodiac may have an influence on the stock performance. Based on the hypothesis, the data is selected from the recent 24 years from 1995 to 2018, which consists of 2 cycles of Zodiac years. The regression test is done based on daily returns. After the data is analyzed, the result can prove the hypothesis. In this way, the outcome of the research can give investors some suggestions about which Zodiac year they can earn more from the stocks in China.