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CME Feeder Cattle GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, September 21st, 2026

1 Day

19.54%

decreased by 0.91%

1 Week

19.48%

decreased by 0.97%

1 Month

19.25%

decreased by 1.20%

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

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Parameter Estimates

Apr 3, 2001 to Sep 18, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 40 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 40 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 3.20 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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Shock decay: Shocks decay with a 40-day half-lifev = 3.20 · fat tails
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst1.2265
0.88
αARCH0.0585
5.29***
βGARCH0.9826
49.06***
νDF3.2035
3.52***

0.983

Persistence

40d

Half-life
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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.2265
0.88
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0585
5.29***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9826
49.06***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

3.2035
3.52***

Persistence:

0.983

Half-life:

40 days