BDI Baltic Exchange Dry Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, October 30th, 2026
1 Day
33.13%
1 Week
33.36%
1 Month
34.23%
Analysis last updated: Friday, October 30, 2026 at 06:36 PM UTC
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How returns affect tomorrow's volatilityVolatility Forecast
How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 1, 1990 to Oct 22, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.998, volatility shocks have a half-life of 347 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 = 8.59 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωlong-run | 19.3358 | 2.51** |
| αscore | 0.3279 | 25.45*** |
| βpersistence | 0.9980 | 1,276.22*** |
| νDF | 8.5892 | 5.21*** |
0.998
Persistence347d
Half-lifeGAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω long-run Long-run variance given a price move | 19.3358 | 2.51** |
α score Weight on the scaled score | 0.3279 | 25.45*** |
β persistence Volatility persistence | 0.9980 | 1,276.22*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 8.5892 | 5.21*** |
Persistence:
0.998
Half-life:
347 days
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