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CME Feeder Cattle GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, July 17th, 2026

1 Day

17.94%

increased by 0.64%

1 Week

17.93%

increased by 0.63%

1 Month

17.88%

increased by 0.58%

Analysis last updated: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 02:05 PM UTC

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Apr 3, 2001 to Jul 10, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 39 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 39 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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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.2206
3.51***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0589
21.09***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9824
193.85***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

3.2014
14.02***

Persistence:

0.982

Half-life:

39 days