Bloomberg China Treasury + Policy Bank Bond Index Total Return Unhedged CNY Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, October 16th, 2026
1 Day
0.46%
decreased by 0.20%
1 Week
0.49%
decreased by 0.17%
1 Month
0.50%
decreased by 0.16%
Analysis last updated: Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
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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 1 trading day.
τ
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 | 1.8468 | 3.73*** |
| αARCH | 0.3690 | 5.16*** |
| βGARCH | 0.1591 | 1.95* |
Spline Coefficients
K=10
| γ1 | 3.1795 | 3.62*** |
| γ2 | -4.3778 | -3.12*** |
| γ3 | 2.4728 | 2.29** |
| γ4 | -3.3502 | -3.00*** |
| γ5 | 3.7434 | 3.42*** |
| γ6 | -2.8615 | -3.49*** |
| γ7 | 2.2804 | 3.82*** |
| γ8 | -1.2642 | -2.51** |
| γ9 | -0.9142 | -1.98** |
| γ10 | 1.9190 | 5.55*** |
0.528
Persistence1d
Half-lifeτ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 1.8468 | 3.73*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.3690 | 5.16*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.1591 | 1.95* |
Spline Coefficients
K=10
| γ1 | 3.1795 | 3.62*** |
| γ2 | -4.3778 | -3.12*** |
| γ3 | 2.4728 | 2.29** |
| γ4 | -3.3502 | -3.00*** |
| γ5 | 3.7434 | 3.42*** |
| γ6 | -2.8615 | -3.49*** |
| γ7 | 2.2804 | 3.82*** |
| γ8 | -1.2642 | -2.51** |
| γ9 | -0.9142 | -1.98** |
| γ10 | 1.9190 | 5.55*** |
Persistence:
0.528
Half-life:
1 days
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