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

Volatility prediction for Thursday, October 22nd, 2026

1 Day

15.64%

increased by 0.59%

1 Week

15.68%

increased by 0.63%

1 Month

15.79%

increased by 0.74%

Analysis last updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC

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10/21/2026

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graph of S&P GSCI Lead Spot Index S0GARCH

News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Jan 6, 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 37 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
ωconst0.9811
6.15***
αARCH0.0374
6.46***
βGARCH0.9440
110.34***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=6
γ10.0022
0.09
γ20.0446
1.22
γ3-0.1207
-5.35***
γ40.1242
7.76***
γ5-0.0825
-5.35***
γ60.0497
4.19***

0.981

Persistence

37d

Half-life
τ

Zero Slope Spline-GARCH Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

0.9811
6.15***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0374
6.46***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9440
110.34***
∑γi Spline Coefficients
K=6
γ10.0022
0.09
γ20.0446
1.22
γ3-0.1207
-5.35***
γ40.1242
7.76***
γ5-0.0825
-5.35***
γ60.0497
4.19***

Persistence:

0.981

Half-life:

37 days