NASDAQ Composite Index Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
1 Day
21.47%
decreased by 0.28%
1 Week
21.54%
decreased by 0.21%
1 Month
21.76%
increased by 0.01%
Analysis last updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 1, 1990 to Jul 2, 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 18 trading days.
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Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.7469 | 7.34*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0996 | 10.28*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.8632 | 71.57*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=8
| γ1 | 0.0082 | 0.28 |
| γ2 | 0.0509 | 1.14 |
| γ3 | -0.1763 | -5.64*** |
| γ4 | 0.2078 | 7.44*** |
| γ5 | -0.1497 | -5.96*** |
| γ6 | 0.1061 | 3.84*** |
| γ7 | -0.0596 | -2.14** |
| γ8 | 0.0076 | 0.38 |
Persistence:
0.963
Half-life:
18 days
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