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

Volatility prediction for Friday, October 2nd, 2026

1 Day

18.30%

decreased by 0.08%

1 Week

18.43%

increased by 0.05%

1 Month

18.85%

increased by 0.47%

Analysis last updated: Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 11:22 PM UTC

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10/01/2024

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10/01/2026

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graph of S&P GSCI Copper Spot Index S0GARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 2, 1990 to Sep 25, 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 25 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
ωconst1.0966
5.66***
αARCH0.0496
6.41***
βGARCH0.9231
77.80***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=7
γ10.0487
2.07**
γ2-0.0804
-2.34**
γ30.0790
3.65***
γ4-0.1070
-6.26***
γ50.0932
5.84***
γ6-0.0395
-2.57**
γ70.0068
0.60

0.973

Persistence

25d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.0966
5.66***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0496
6.41***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9231
77.80***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=7
γ10.0487
2.07**
γ2-0.0804
-2.34**
γ30.0790
3.65***
γ4-0.1070
-6.26***
γ50.0932
5.84***
γ6-0.0395
-2.57**
γ70.0068
0.60

Persistence:

0.973

Half-life:

25 days