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iShares Russell 2000 ETF GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

1 Day

14.60%

decreased by 0.23%

1 Week

14.92%

increased by 0.09%

1 Month

16.04%

increased by 1.21%

Analysis last updated: Monday, July 27, 2026 at 09:36 PM UTC

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

May 29, 2000 to Jul 24, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 49 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 49 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 13.99 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
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const

Unconditional variance weight

2.2068
11.32***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0837
29.84***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9860
583.07***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

13.9893
3.01***

Persistence:

0.986

Half-life:

49 days