Skip to main content
V-Lab
V-Lab

FT Vest US EQ MO BU ETF July GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, September 14th, 2026

1 Day

6.94%

increased by 0.70%

1 Week

7.04%

increased by 0.80%

1 Month

7.37%

increased by 1.13%

Analysis last updated: Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC

Date Range:

from

to

6M ·

1Y ·

2Y ·

All

graph of FT Vest US EQ MO BU ETF July GAS-GARCH-T

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jul 24, 2023 to Sep 11, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 53 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 53 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 4.00 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

𝑓

GAS-GARCH-T Model

Tap to view equation

Shock decay: Shocks decay with a 53-day half-lifev = 4.00 · fat tails
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst0.3973
1.26
αARCH0.1452
9.50***
βGARCH0.9871
102.91***
νDF3.9995
4.52***

0.987

Persistence

53d

Half-life
𝑓

GAS-GARCH-T Model

Tap to view equation

ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.3973
1.26
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.1452
9.50***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9871
102.91***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

3.9995
4.52***

Persistence:

0.987

Half-life:

53 days