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S&P MidCap 400 Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, August 10th, 2026

1 Day

15.67%

increased by 1.06%

1 Week

15.75%

increased by 1.14%

1 Month

16.05%

increased by 1.44%

Analysis last updated: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM UTC

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graph of S&P MidCap 400 Index GAS-GARCH-T

News Impact Curve

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Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 1, 1990 to Aug 7, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 52 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 52 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 10.92 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.3702
11.03***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0887
36.96***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9867
706.77***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

10.9188
4.50***

Persistence:

0.987

Half-life:

52 days