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iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, July 27th, 2026
1 Day
18.07%
decreased by 0.40%
1 Week
18.39%
decreased by 0.08%
1 Month
19.57%
increased by 1.10%
Analysis last updated: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Apr 3, 1996 to Jul 24, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.991, volatility shocks have a half-life of 79 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 = 7.84 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 | 4.0176 | 8.61*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0908 | 45.38*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9913 | 1,054.54*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 7.8368 | 8.55*** |
Persistence:
0.991
Half-life:
79 days
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