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S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot Index Spline-GARCH Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Monday, September 14th, 2026
1 Day
17.03%
decreased by 0.28%
1 Week
17.12%
decreased by 0.19%
1 Month
17.46%
increased by 0.15%
Analysis last updated: Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
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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 50 trading days.
τ
Spline-GARCH Model
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Time-varying baseline: volatility reverts to a slowly-shifting spline trend
| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 0.9500 | 5.35*** |
| αARCH | 0.0484 | 8.24*** |
| βGARCH | 0.9378 | 115.59*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=3
| γ1 | 0.0118 | 2.82*** |
| γ2 | -0.0227 | -3.59*** |
| γ3 | 0.0206 | 3.77*** |
0.986
Persistence50d
Half-lifeτ
Spline-GARCH Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 0.9500 | 5.35*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0484 | 8.24*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9378 | 115.59*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=3
| γ1 | 0.0118 | 2.82*** |
| γ2 | -0.0227 | -3.59*** |
| γ3 | 0.0206 | 3.77*** |
Persistence:
0.986
Half-life:
50 days
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