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ICE US Cocoa Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Thursday, September 10th, 2026

1 Day

58.44%

decreased by 0.74%

1 Week

58.37%

decreased by 0.81%

1 Month

58.08%

decreased by 1.10%

Analysis last updated: Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC

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graph of ICE US Cocoa S0GARCH

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Volatility Forecast

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Parameter Estimates

Jan 3, 2000 to Sep 4, 2026

Model Insight

With persistence 0.998, volatility shocks have a half-life of 391 trading days (~1.6 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.

τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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High persistence: persistence 0.998, shock half-life ~391 days
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst1.3800
8.68***
αARCH0.0243
5.48***
βGARCH0.9740
191.99***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ10.0009
1.40

0.998

Persistence

391d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.3800
8.68***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0243
5.48***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9740
191.99***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ10.0009
1.40

Persistence:

0.998

Half-life:

391 days