Diversification evidence of bitcoin and gold from wavelet analysis

Rubaiyat Ahsan Bhuiyan (), Afzol Husain () and Changyong Zhang ()
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Rubaiyat Ahsan Bhuiyan: Curtin University
Afzol Husain: Swinburne University of Technology
Changyong Zhang: Curtin University

Financial Innovation, 2023, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-36

Abstract: Abstract To measure the diversification capability of Bitcoin, this study employs wavelet analysis to investigate the coherence of Bitcoin price with the equity markets of both the emerging and developed economies, considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent Russia-Ukraine war. The results based on the data from January 9, 2014 to May 31, 2022 reveal that compared with gold, Bitcoin consistently provides diversification opportunities with all six representative market indices examined, specifically under the normal market condition. In particular, for short-term horizons, Bitcoin shows favorably low correlation with each index for all years, whereas exception is observed for gold. In addition, diversification between Bitcoin and gold is demonstrated as well, mainly for short-term investments. However, the diversification benefit is conditional for both Bitcoin and gold under the recent pandemic and war crises. The findings remind investors and portfolio managers planning to incorporate Bitcoin into their portfolios as a diversification tool to be aware of the global geopolitical conditions and other uncertainty in considering their investment tools and durations.

Keywords: Bitcoin; Gold; Wavelet; Coherence; Diversification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1186/s40854-023-00495-1

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