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Bloomberg US Corporate High-Yield Bond Index Total Return Value Unhedged USD GJR-GARCH Volatility Analysis

High-persistence model: shocks decay very slowly, so the theoretical long-run value may not be practically meaningful

Volatility prediction for Friday, July 17th, 2026

1 Day

2.04%

decreased by 0.14%

1 Week

2.22%

increased by 0.04%

1 Month

2.82%

increased by 0.64%

Analysis last updated: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC

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News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Sep 21, 2001 to Apr 4, 2025

Model Insight

With persistence 1.000, volatility shocks have a half-life of 1386294 trading days (~5501.2 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.

Leverage: Negative returns increase volatility 110% more than positive returns

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GJR-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.0015
25.78***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.1337
23.36***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.7927
203.19***
γ

leverage

Additional response to negative shocks

0.1474
12.38***

Persistence:

1.000

Half-life:

1386294 days