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S&P MERVAL Argentina Total Return Index ARS GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, September 7th, 2026
1 Day
26.09%
1 Week
26.70%
1 Month
29.01%
Analysis last updated: Friday, September 4, 2026 at 09:06 PM UTC
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How returns affect tomorrow's volatilityVolatility Forecast
How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 5, 1990 to Sep 4, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.999, volatility shocks have a half-life of 693 trading days (~2.7 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 6.74 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 67.1344 | 1.06 |
| αARCH | 0.1004 | 19.92*** |
| βGARCH | 0.9990 | 1,041.71*** |
| νDF | 6.7424 | 3.83*** |
0.999
Persistence693d
Half-lifeGAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 67.1344 | 1.06 |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.1004 | 19.92*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9990 | 1,041.71*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 6.7424 | 3.83*** |
Persistence:
0.999
Half-life:
693 days
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