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PSI 20 Portuguese Stock Index Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, July 24th, 2026
1 Day
13.51%
decreased by 0.78%
1 Week
14.01%
decreased by 0.28%
1 Month
15.38%
increased by 1.09%
Analysis last updated: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Dec 30, 1992 to Jul 17, 2026Model 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 14 trading days.
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Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.8088 | 5.55*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.1498 | 10.20*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.8029 | 49.60*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=7
| γ1 | 0.0921 | 3.60*** |
| γ2 | -0.1929 | -5.38*** |
| γ3 | 0.1856 | 8.04*** |
| γ4 | -0.1202 | -5.26*** |
| γ5 | 0.0178 | 0.73 |
| γ6 | 0.0422 | 1.80* |
| γ7 | -0.0318 | -1.91* |
Persistence:
0.953
Half-life:
14 days
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