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ICE US Cocoa MF2-GARCH Volatility Analysis

High-persistence model: shocks decay very slowly, so the theoretical long-run value may not be practically meaningful

Volatility prediction for Thursday, August 13th, 2026

1 Day

68.83%

decreased by 0.75%

1 Week

68.85%

decreased by 0.73%

1 Month

68.90%

decreased by 0.68%

Analysis last updated: Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC

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graph of ICE US Cocoa MF2-GARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 3, 2000 to Aug 7, 2026

Model Insight

With persistence 1.000, volatility shocks have a half-life of 35546 trading days (~141.1 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.

Inverse leverage: Positive returns increase volatility 53% more than negative returns

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MF2-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
m

window

Rolling window length

91
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0296
18.36***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9755
782.93***
γ

leverage

Additional response to negative shocks

-0.0102
-6.43***
λ₁

tau intercept

Baseline long-term coefficient

3.0230
2.47**
λ₂

forecast adj.

Forecast performance sensitivity

0.0000
0.01
λ₃

tau persistence

Long-term factor persistence

0.9857
134.00***

Persistence:

1.000

Half-life:

35546 days