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iShares MSCI Canada ETF GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, August 24th, 2026
1 Day
12.09%
increased by 0.68%
1 Week
12.31%
increased by 0.90%
1 Month
13.09%
increased by 1.68%
Analysis last updated: Friday, August 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Apr 1, 1996 to Aug 21, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.992, volatility shocks have a half-life of 86 trading days (~0.3 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 8.35 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
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GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 1.8875 | 6.69*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0734 | 38.05*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9920 | 815.79*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 8.3548 | 5.58*** |
Persistence:
0.992
Half-life:
86 days
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