Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Total Return Index Hedged USD GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, October 16th, 2026
1 Day
3.64%
1 Week
3.65%
1 Month
3.65%
Analysis last updated: Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC
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How returns affect tomorrow's volatilityVolatility Forecast
How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 15, 2001 to Oct 8, 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. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 11.29 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωlong-run | 0.0569 | 2.83*** |
| αscore | 0.0438 | 8.10*** |
| βpersistence | 0.9928 | 348.49*** |
| νDF | 11.2934 | 0.83 |
0.993
Persistence97d
Half-lifeGAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω long-run Long-run variance given a price move | 0.0569 | 2.83*** |
α score Weight on the scaled score | 0.0438 | 8.10*** |
β persistence Volatility persistence | 0.9928 | 348.49*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 11.2934 | 0.83 |
Persistence:
0.993
Half-life:
97 days
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