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S&P SmallCap 600 Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, August 10th, 2026
1 Day
16.43%
decreased by 0.26%
1 Week
16.51%
decreased by 0.18%
1 Month
16.82%
increased by 0.13%
Analysis last updated: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 1, 1990 to Aug 7, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.992, volatility shocks have a half-life of 82 trading days (~0.3 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 10.55 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
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GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 1.7265 | 8.39*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0839 | 40.87*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9916 | 877.51*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 10.5494 | 5.25*** |
Persistence:
0.992
Half-life:
82 days
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