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JSE Securities South African Volatility Index Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Friday, October 2nd, 2026
1 Day
88.50%
decreased by 3.27%
1 Week
93.92%
increased by 2.15%
1 Month
100.69%
increased by 8.92%
Analysis last updated: Friday, October 2, 2026 at 09:40 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 3 trading days.
τ
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 | 0.6706 | 4.63*** |
| αARCH | 0.1344 | 4.43*** |
| βGARCH | 0.6660 | 10.95*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | 0.0002 | 0.00 |
| γ2 | -0.1098 | -0.50 |
| γ3 | 0.3457 | 2.12** |
| γ4 | -0.5070 | -2.30** |
| γ5 | 0.4220 | 1.77* |
| γ6 | -0.0210 | -0.11 |
| γ7 | -0.4800 | -2.68*** |
| γ8 | 0.6924 | 4.05*** |
| γ9 | -0.4957 | -4.03*** |
0.800
Persistence3d
Half-lifeτ
Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.6706 | 4.63*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.1344 | 4.43*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.6660 | 10.95*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=9
| γ1 | 0.0002 | 0.00 |
| γ2 | -0.1098 | -0.50 |
| γ3 | 0.3457 | 2.12** |
| γ4 | -0.5070 | -2.30** |
| γ5 | 0.4220 | 1.77* |
| γ6 | -0.0210 | -0.11 |
| γ7 | -0.4800 | -2.68*** |
| γ8 | 0.6924 | 4.05*** |
| γ9 | -0.4957 | -4.03*** |
Persistence:
0.800
Half-life:
3 days
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