Let’s take a look at the results of the Hang Seng Index and if the relate to a certain Sign in the Chinese zodiac. Maybe there is a particular animal that brings more prosperity. Every zodiac returns in 12 years. In case of the Rabbit, the years 2011, 1999, and 1987 were Rabbit years. Below the facts on Chinese zodiac and the Hang Seng Index in those particular years.

2023 is a year of the Water Rabbit. Starts on  January 22, 2023 , and ending on February 9, 2024 . The zodiac of the Rabbit symbolizes longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture.

2023 is predicted to be a year of hope.

For those you are curious which of the animals of the Chinese zodiac are related to good fortunate results, it looks like the Monkey, Rooster and Pig are the winners. So, for the Rabbit years there were 2 out of 3 ‘loss’ years.

But wait, it is the year of the WATER Rabbit. At the end you will find the analysis on the Elements that are used in Chinese horoscopes. Maybe water is our key to a prosperous 2023.

 

Year of the Rabbit

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2011	23,436.05	18,434.39	-19.97%
1999	9,809.17	16,962.10	68.80%
1987	2,540.10	2,302.80	-10.34%

 

Year of the Dragon

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2012	18,877.41	22,656.92	22.91%
2000	17,369.63	15,095.53	-11.00%
1988	2,286.30	2,687.40	16.70%

 

Year of the Snake

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2013	23,311.98	23,306.39	2.87%
2001	14,869.94	11,397.21	-24.50%
1989	2,706.70	2,836.60	5.55%

 

Year of the Horse

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2014	23,340.05	23,605.04	1.28%
2002	11,350.85	9,321.29	-18.21%
1990	2,838.10	3,024.00	6.61%

 

Year of the Goat

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2015	23,721.30	21,914.40	-7.16%
2003	9,365.52	12,575.94	34.92%
1991	3,031.00	4,297.30	42.11%

 

Year of the Monkey

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2016	21,327.12	22,000.56	0.39%
2004	12,801.48	14,230.14	13.15%
1992	4,301.80	5,512.40	28.28%

Year of the Rooster

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2017	22,150.40	29,919.15	35.99%
2005	14,237.42	14,876.43	4.54%
1993	5,437.80	11,888.40	115.67%

Year of the Dog

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2018	30,515.31	25,845.70	-13.61%
2006	14,944.77	19,964.72	34.20%
1994	12,086.50	8,191.00	-31.10%

 

Year of the Pig

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2019	25,130.35	28,189.75	9.07%
2007	20,310.18	27,812.65	39.31%
1995	7,844.10	10,073.40	22.98%

 

Year of the Rat

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2020	28,543.52	27,231.13	-3.40%
2008	27,560.52	14,387.48	-48.27%
1996	10,204.90	13,451.50	33.53%

 

Year of the Ox

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2021	27,472.81	23,397.67	-14.08%
2009	15,042.81	21,872.50	52.02%
1997	13,203.40	10,722.80	-20.29%

 

Year of the Tiger

Year	Year Open	Year Close	Annual
2022	23,274.75	19,781.41	-15.46%
2010	21,823.28	23,035.45	5.32%
1998	10,680.60	10,048.58	-6.29%

So far, the year of the Monkey, Rooster and Pig gave 3 positive results. Now let’s look at a deeper level. The level of elements. Every year not only is decorated with an animal, also an element is linked to a specific year. The 5 elements are gold (metal), earth, fire, water and wood.

In a table it will look like this:

This boils down to the following: of all the ‘gain’ years there are

• 3 Gold
• 4 Wood
• 5 Earth
• 5 Fire
• 6 WATER

That is very good news because this is the year of the Water Rabbit! So we have a good statistic view this is going to be a great year!

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