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S&P GSCI Nickel Spot Index Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Friday, October 16th, 2026

1 Day

15.65%

increased by 1.71%

1 Week

15.61%

increased by 1.67%

1 Month

15.48%

increased by 1.54%

Analysis last updated: Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC

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10/15/2024

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10/15/2026

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graph of S&P GSCI Nickel Spot Index SGARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 8, 1993 to Oct 9, 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 15 trading days.

τ

Spline-GARCH Model

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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst0.6983
7.62***
αARCH0.0656
5.29***
βGARCH0.8904
50.14***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=5
γ10.0000
0.00
γ2-0.0024
-0.17
γ3-0.0117
-1.15
γ40.0365
3.37***
γ5-0.0697
-4.55***

0.956

Persistence

15d

Half-life
τ

Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.6983
7.62***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0656
5.29***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.8904
50.14***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=5
γ10.0000
0.00
γ2-0.0024
-0.17
γ3-0.0117
-1.15
γ40.0365
3.37***
γ5-0.0697
-4.55***

Persistence:

0.956

Half-life:

15 days