United States Dollar Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, October 16th, 2026
1 Day
5.67%
1 Week
5.69%
1 Month
5.78%
Analysis last updated: Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC
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How returns affect tomorrow's volatilityVolatility Forecast
How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 1, 1990 to Oct 8, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.997, volatility shocks have a half-life of 251 trading days (~1.0 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 7.58 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωlong-run | 0.3112 | 1.89* |
| αscore | 0.0330 | 11.57*** |
| βpersistence | 0.9972 | 690.13*** |
| νDF | 7.5819 | 2.01** |
0.997
Persistence251d
Half-lifeGAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω long-run Long-run variance given a price move | 0.3112 | 1.89* |
α score Weight on the scaled score | 0.0330 | 11.57*** |
β persistence Volatility persistence | 0.9972 | 690.13*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 7.5819 | 2.01** |
Persistence:
0.997
Half-life:
251 days
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