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ICE US Cotton No. 2 Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, October 12th, 2026

1 Day

35.48%

increased by 4.74%

1 Week

35.26%

increased by 4.52%

1 Month

34.47%

increased by 3.73%

Analysis last updated: Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC

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10/09/2024

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10/09/2026

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graph of ICE US Cotton No. 2 S0GARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 3, 2000 to Oct 9, 2026

Model 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 52 trading days.

τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst1.3226
9.63***
αARCH0.0470
7.35***
βGARCH0.9398
120.46***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ10.0009
3.16***

0.987

Persistence

52d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.3226
9.63***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0470
7.35***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9398
120.46***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ10.0009
3.16***

Persistence:

0.987

Half-life:

52 days