ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
1 Day
3.79%
decreased by 0.04%
1 Week
3.80%
decreased by 0.03%
1 Month
3.85%
increased by 0.02%
Analysis last updated: Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 02:31 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 1, 1990 to Jul 17, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.994, volatility shocks have a half-life of 111 trading days (~0.4 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 8.22 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 | 0.0894 | 9.40*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0396 | 42.06*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9938 | 1,376.45*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 8.2200 | 5.50*** |
Persistence:
0.994
Half-life:
111 days
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