Hong Kong Dollar Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
1 Day
0.43%
decreased by 0.01%
1 Week
0.49%
increased by 0.05%
1 Month
0.67%
increased by 0.23%
Analysis last updated: Monday, July 20, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Sep 30, 2003 to Jul 17, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.993, volatility shocks have a half-life of 97 trading days (~0.4 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.
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Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 4.3828 | 2.69*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.1956 | 6.33*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.7973 | 29.16*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=10
| γ1 | 0.0943 | 0.33 |
| γ2 | -0.1188 | -0.29 |
| γ3 | 0.0770 | 0.36 |
| γ4 | -0.2234 | -1.14 |
| γ5 | 0.3937 | 2.63*** |
| γ6 | -0.2627 | -2.48** |
| γ7 | -0.1389 | -1.09 |
| γ8 | 0.4738 | 3.13*** |
| γ9 | -0.4790 | -3.06*** |
| γ10 | 0.2042 | 1.68* |
Persistence:
0.993
Half-life:
97 days
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