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

Volatility prediction for Monday, September 21st, 2026

1 Day

28.50%

decreased by 0.36%

1 Week

28.43%

decreased by 0.43%

1 Month

28.19%

decreased by 0.67%

Analysis last updated: Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC

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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 Sep 18, 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 51 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
ωconst1.3222
9.76***
αARCH0.0468
7.30***
βGARCH0.9396
119.42***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ10.0009
3.27***

0.986

Persistence

51d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.3222
9.76***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0468
7.30***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9396
119.42***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=1
γ10.0009
3.27***

Persistence:

0.986

Half-life:

51 days