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PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - December Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

1 Day

1.63%

increased by 0.05%

1 Week

1.61%

increased by 0.03%

1 Month

1.58%

increased by 0.00%

Analysis last updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 02:19 AM UTC

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Date Range:

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10/19/2024

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10/19/2026

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graph of PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - December S0GARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Dec 2, 2025 to Oct 16, 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 3 trading days.

τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst0.7309
4.55***
αARCH0.0386
0.78
βGARCH0.7655
1.84*
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=2
γ1-11.4625
-3.32***
γ215.3667
3.48***

0.804

Persistence

3d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.7309
4.55***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0386
0.78
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.7655
1.84*
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=2
γ1-11.4625
-3.32***
γ215.3667
3.48***

Persistence:

0.804

Half-life:

3 days