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CME Feeder Cattle GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, October 9th, 2026

1 Day

18.69%

decreased by 1.19%

1 Week

18.65%

decreased by 1.23%

1 Month

18.52%

decreased by 1.36%

Analysis last updated: Friday, October 9, 2026 at 02:04 PM UTC

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10/08/2026

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Apr 3, 2001 to Oct 2, 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 = 3.21 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 = 3.21 · fat tails
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst1.2231
0.88
αARCH0.0584
5.29***
βGARCH0.9827
49.23***
νDF3.2099
3.50***

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

1.2231
0.88
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0584
5.29***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9827
49.23***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

3.2099
3.50***

Persistence:

0.983

Half-life:

40 days