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MSCI COLCAP Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, August 28th, 2026

1 Day

13.82%

decreased by 0.19%

1 Week

14.21%

increased by 0.20%

1 Month

15.47%

increased by 1.46%

Analysis last updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 04:05 PM UTC

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News Impact Curve

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 16, 2008 to Aug 27, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 26 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 26 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 5.73 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

1.6031
1.89*
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.1376
7.77***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9732
70.11***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

5.7282
2.30**

Persistence:

0.973

Half-life:

26 days