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ICE Brent Crude Oil Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, August 31st, 2026
1 Day
42.33%
decreased by 2.06%
1 Week
42.46%
decreased by 1.93%
1 Month
42.90%
decreased by 1.49%
Analysis last updated: Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jul 30, 2007 to Aug 28, 2026Model 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 41 trading days.
τ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 1.2100 | 6.21*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0939 | 6.20*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.8895 | 58.44*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=2
| γ1 | 0.0143 | 2.50** |
| γ2 | -0.0190 | -2.62*** |
Persistence:
0.983
Half-life:
41 days
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