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LME/COMEX Aluminum Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, September 21st, 2026

1 Day

20.67%

decreased by 1.29%

1 Week

22.83%

increased by 0.87%

1 Month

29.70%

increased by 7.74%

Analysis last updated: Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC

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graph of LME/COMEX Aluminum S0GARCH

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Volatility Forecast

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Parameter Estimates

May 6, 2014 to Sep 18, 2026

Model Insight

With persistence 0.994, volatility shocks have a half-life of 121 trading days (~0.5 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.

τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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High persistence: persistence 0.994, shock half-life ~121 days
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst2.1203
1.96*
αARCH0.2332
3.22***
βGARCH0.7611
11.93***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=8
γ10.3690
0.34
γ2-2.2365
-1.36
γ35.4067
3.87***
γ4-8.9535
-2.90***
γ511.4784
2.14**
γ6-9.1212
-2.01**
γ73.6065
2.19**
γ8-0.7609
-1.46

0.994

Persistence

121d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

2.1203
1.96*
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.2332
3.22***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.7611
11.93***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=8
γ10.3690
0.34
γ2-2.2365
-1.36
γ35.4067
3.87***
γ4-8.9535
-2.90***
γ511.4784
2.14**
γ6-9.1212
-2.01**
γ73.6065
2.19**
γ8-0.7609
-1.46

Persistence:

0.994

Half-life:

121 days