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S&P MidCap 400 Index Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Thursday, September 10th, 2026

1 Day

13.76%

increased by 0.62%

1 Week

14.01%

increased by 0.87%

1 Month

14.80%

increased by 1.66%

Analysis last updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC

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graph of S&P MidCap 400 Index SGARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 1, 1990 to Sep 8, 2026

Model Insight

This model fits a time-varying baseline (a spline), so volatility mean-reverts toward a slowly-shifting long-run level rather than a constant. Short-run deviations decay with a half-life of 20 trading days.

τ

Spline-GARCH Model

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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst0.9796
7.48***
αARCH0.1029
10.53***
βGARCH0.8629
74.58***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=6
γ10.0540
4.01***
γ2-0.0834
-3.94***
γ30.0472
3.33***
γ4-0.0431
-3.51***
γ50.0627
4.27***
γ6-0.0826
-3.57***

0.966

Persistence

20d

Half-life
τ

Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.9796
7.48***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.1029
10.53***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.8629
74.58***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=6
γ10.0540
4.01***
γ2-0.0834
-3.94***
γ30.0472
3.33***
γ4-0.0431
-3.51***
γ50.0627
4.27***
γ6-0.0826
-3.57***

Persistence:

0.966

Half-life:

20 days