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ICE BofAML U.S. Bond Market 6 Month Option Volatility Estimate Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, July 24th, 2026

1 Day

39.70%

increased by 2.96%

1 Week

39.73%

increased by 2.99%

1 Month

39.84%

increased by 3.10%

Analysis last updated: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC

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graph of ICE BofAML U.S. Bond Market 6 Month Option Volatility Estimate Index GAS-GARCH-T

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Feb 26, 2008 to Jul 2, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 26 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 26 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 3.95 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

6.4566
4.56***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.1183
28.13***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9740
175.36***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

3.9513
12.59***

Persistence:

0.974

Half-life:

26 days