BDI Baltic Exchange Dry Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, July 10th, 2026
1 Day
31.18%
decreased by 4.37%
1 Week
31.46%
decreased by 4.09%
1 Month
32.55%
decreased by 3.00%
Analysis last updated: Friday, July 10, 2026 at 08:30 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 1, 1990 to Apr 4, 2025Model Insight
With persistence 0.998, volatility shocks have a half-life of 362 trading days (~1.4 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 8.13 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
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GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 22.2641 | 9.74*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.3542 | 109.68*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9981 | 5,144.78*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 8.1347 | 23.86*** |
Persistence:
0.998
Half-life:
362 days
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