The seasonality of gold prices in China does the risk-aversion level matter?

摘要

This article aims to investigate the seasonality of gold prices at the Shanghai Gold Exchange over the 2002-2016 period. Our contributions rely in the distinction between risk-averse and risk-seeking investors regarding their investment strategies. The results show the existence of positive Monday and January effects. However, the Monday effect is more suitable to risk-seeking investors while the January effect is more suitable to risk-averse investors in bearish periods only. A robustness check shows that the Monday effect does not hold on gold futures prices. These results indicate the importance to consider the risk-aversion level of investors in seasonal investment strategies.