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British Pound GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, July 27th, 2026
1 Day
6.82%
decreased by 0.15%
1 Week
6.84%
decreased by 0.13%
1 Month
6.90%
decreased by 0.07%
Analysis last updated: Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 01:57 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 2, 1990 to Jul 24, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.998, volatility shocks have a half-life of 311 trading days (~1.2 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 2.79 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 | 0.3842 | 6.08*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0210 | 80.32*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9978 | 2,818.56*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 2.7886 | 89.65*** |
Persistence:
0.998
Half-life:
311 days
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