CME Feeder Cattle Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, October 12th, 2026
1 Day
17.43%
increased by 0.36%
1 Week
17.47%
increased by 0.40%
1 Month
17.58%
increased by 0.51%
Analysis last updated: Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC
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This model fits a time-varying baseline (a spline), so volatility mean-reverts toward a slowly-shifting long-run level rather than a constant. Short-run deviations decay with a half-life of 36 trading days.
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Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 0.5330 | 7.27*** |
| αARCH | 0.0265 | 5.79*** |
| βGARCH | 0.9545 | 117.87*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=4
| γ1 | -0.0480 | -2.83*** |
| γ2 | 0.0705 | 2.56** |
| γ3 | -0.0352 | -1.88* |
| γ4 | 0.0147 | 1.26 |
0.981
Persistence36d
Half-lifeτ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.5330 | 7.27*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0265 | 5.79*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9545 | 117.87*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=4
| γ1 | -0.0480 | -2.83*** |
| γ2 | 0.0705 | 2.56** |
| γ3 | -0.0352 | -1.88* |
| γ4 | 0.0147 | 1.26 |
Persistence:
0.981
Half-life:
36 days
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