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Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, August 17th, 2026

1 Day

16.77%

decreased by 0.81%

1 Week

17.31%

decreased by 0.27%

1 Month

18.82%

increased by 1.24%

Analysis last updated: Friday, August 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTC

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graph of Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF S0GARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 13, 2011 to Aug 14, 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 14 trading days.

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Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.2408
8.47***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.1361
7.60***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.8165
38.72***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=2
γ10.0305
4.60***
γ2-0.0399
-4.69***

Persistence:

0.953

Half-life:

14 days