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CME Live Cattle GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, August 31st, 2026

1 Day

16.55%

decreased by 0.39%

1 Week

16.60%

decreased by 0.34%

1 Month

16.77%

decreased by 0.17%

Analysis last updated: Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC

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graph of CME Live Cattle GAS-GARCH-T

News Impact Curve

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Mar 1, 2001 to Aug 28, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 42 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 42 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 3.53 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.2900
0.90
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0547
4.67***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9836
50.82***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

3.5335
2.67***

Persistence:

0.984

Half-life:

42 days