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

Volatility prediction for Monday, September 14th, 2026

1 Day

20.62%

decreased by 0.56%

1 Week

20.62%

decreased by 0.56%

1 Month

20.61%

decreased by 0.57%

Analysis last updated: Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC

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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 11, 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 24 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
ωconst1.1025
5.69***
αARCH0.0500
6.37***
βGARCH0.9219
76.28***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=7
γ10.0498
2.13**
γ2-0.0820
-2.40**
γ30.0798
3.71***
γ4-0.1079
-6.37***
γ50.0936
5.93***
γ6-0.0392
-2.57**
γ70.0063
0.55

0.972

Persistence

24d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.1025
5.69***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0500
6.37***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9219
76.28***
γi Spline Coefficients
K=7
γ10.0498
2.13**
γ2-0.0820
-2.40**
γ30.0798
3.71***
γ4-0.1079
-6.37***
γ50.0936
5.93***
γ6-0.0392
-2.57**
γ70.0063
0.55

Persistence:

0.972

Half-life:

24 days