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S&P 500 Index Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, October 9th, 2026

1 Day

10.35%

decreased by 0.12%

1 Week

10.65%

increased by 0.18%

1 Month

11.54%

increased by 1.07%

Analysis last updated: Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM UTC

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10/08/2024

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10/08/2026

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graph of S&P 500 Index SGARCH

News Impact Curve

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 1, 1990 to Oct 2, 2026

Model Insight

This model fits a time-varying baseline (a spline), so volatility mean-reverts toward a slowly-shifting long-run level rather than a constant. Short-run deviations decay with a half-life of 20 trading days.

τ

Spline-GARCH Model

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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst1.3598
7.91***
αARCH0.1015
10.13***
βGARCH0.8650
72.97***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=6
γ10.0870
6.82***
γ2-0.1385
-6.68***
γ30.0809
5.21***
γ4-0.0535
-3.79***
γ50.0536
3.00***
γ6-0.0631
-2.33**

0.967

Persistence

20d

Half-life
τ

Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.3598
7.91***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.1015
10.13***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.8650
72.97***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=6
γ10.0870
6.82***
γ2-0.1385
-6.68***
γ30.0809
5.21***
γ4-0.0535
-3.79***
γ50.0536
3.00***
γ6-0.0631
-2.33**

Persistence:

0.967

Half-life:

20 days