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Merck & Co Inc Spline ILLIQ Liquidity Analysis

Illiquidity prediction for Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

1 Day

9.07

decreased by 0.35

1 Week

9.31

decreased by 0.11

1 Month

9.32

decreased by 0.10

Analysis last updated: Monday, October 12, 2026 at 09:52 PM UTC

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10/12/2024

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10/12/2026

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graph of Merck & Co Inc ILLIQ-SMEM

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's illiquidity

Illiquidity Forecast

How illiquidity evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 2, 1990 to Oct 9, 2026

Model Insight

With persistence 0.998, illiquidity shocks have a half-life of 402 trading days (~1.6 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.

μ

ILLIQ-SMEM Model

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High persistence: persistence 0.998, shock half-life ~402 days
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst1.0575
11.49***
αARCH0.0420
12.52***
βGARCH0.9563
281.43***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ1-0.0020
-2.29**

0.998

Persistence

402d

Half-life
μ

ILLIQ-SMEM Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.0575
11.49***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0420
12.52***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9563
281.43***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ1-0.0020
-2.29**

Persistence:

0.998

Half-life:

402 days