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CBOT Rough Rice Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
1 Day
26.20%
increased by 2.97%
1 Week
26.27%
increased by 3.04%
1 Month
26.47%
increased by 3.24%
Analysis last updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
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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 13 trading days.
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Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 0.6530 | 2.92*** |
| αARCH | 0.0857 | 5.81*** |
| βGARCH | 0.8632 | 32.71*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | -0.1177 | -1.57 |
| γ2 | 0.0315 | 0.26 |
| γ3 | 0.2238 | 2.33** |
| γ4 | -0.2730 | -3.57*** |
| γ5 | 0.2612 | 3.63*** |
| γ6 | -0.2297 | -3.85*** |
| γ7 | 0.1569 | 2.50** |
| γ8 | -0.0302 | -0.45 |
| γ9 | -0.0503 | -1.05 |
0.949
Persistence13d
Half-lifeτ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.6530 | 2.92*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0857 | 5.81*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.8632 | 32.71*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | -0.1177 | -1.57 |
| γ2 | 0.0315 | 0.26 |
| γ3 | 0.2238 | 2.33** |
| γ4 | -0.2730 | -3.57*** |
| γ5 | 0.2612 | 3.63*** |
| γ6 | -0.2297 | -3.85*** |
| γ7 | 0.1569 | 2.50** |
| γ8 | -0.0302 | -0.45 |
| γ9 | -0.0503 | -1.05 |
Persistence:
0.949
Half-life:
13 days
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