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S&P GSCI Biofuel Spot Index Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Thursday, October 22nd, 2026

1 Day

16.87%

decreased by 0.38%

1 Week

16.90%

decreased by 0.35%

1 Month

17.01%

decreased by 0.24%

Analysis last updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC

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10/21/2026

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graph of S&P GSCI Biofuel Spot Index S0GARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 16, 1995 to Oct 16, 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 30 trading days.

τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst0.6867
5.54***
αARCH0.0586
8.83***
βGARCH0.9183
113.49***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=2
γ1-0.0044
-2.25**
γ20.0053
2.26**

0.977

Persistence

30d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.6867
5.54***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0586
8.83***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9183
113.49***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=2
γ1-0.0044
-2.25**
γ20.0053
2.26**

Persistence:

0.977

Half-life:

30 days