[HTML][HTML] Safe haven or risky hazard? Bitcoin during the COVID-19 bear market

T Conlon, R McGee - Finance Research Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Finance Research Letters, 2020Elsevier
The Covid-19 bear market presents the first acute market losses since active trading of
Bitcoin began. This market downturn provides a timely test of the frequently expounded safe
haven properties of Bitcoin. In this paper, we show that Bitcoin does not act as a safe haven,
instead decreasing in price in lockstep with the S&P 500 as the crisis develops. When held
alongside the S&P 500, even a small allocation to Bitcoin substantially increases portfolio
downside risk. Our empirical findings cast doubt on the ability of Bitcoin to provide shelter …
Abstract
The Covid-19 bear market presents the first acute market losses since active trading of Bitcoin began. This market downturn provides a timely test of the frequently expounded safe haven properties of Bitcoin. In this paper, we show that Bitcoin does not act as a safe haven, instead decreasing in price in lockstep with the S&P 500 as the crisis develops. When held alongside the S&P 500, even a small allocation to Bitcoin substantially increases portfolio downside risk. Our empirical findings cast doubt on the ability of Bitcoin to provide shelter from turbulence in traditional markets.
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